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Odds of Bank of Canada interest rate cut in March drop after jobs beat

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Economists had called for the jobless rate to rise to 6.8 per cent in January .

The economy added 76,000 jobs in January , beating estimates of 25,000 .

Jobless rate has fallen for two consecutive months , dropping from 6.9 per cent last month .

Market bets on a cut at the Bank of Canada’s March 12 meeting fell to 55 per cent from 80 per cent .

The Bank of Canada has reduced interest rates to three per cent from five per cent by implementing six consecutive cuts starting last June .

The imminent threat of tariffs is likely to temper business confidence and could weigh on hiring in some sectors in the coming months , she said.

Now, Preston seems to suggest that it’s just up to the monetary policy to guard the economy.

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