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CANADA DATA: BOC Rate Decision Preview - 10:00 EDT
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- BOC expected to leave benchmark interest rate at 1.75% (MNI & Bloomberg
surveys).
- BOC removed language about need for rate hikes in March.
- Recent economic data not seen as strong enough to put it back in.
- Key themes to watch are whether BOC shows optimism about a lessening of trade
tensions and stabilization of housing markets...
- ...Potential for strong job gains to boost wage inflation

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