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What the Bank of Canada's 'conditional pause' on rate hikes means

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Watch: Desjardins' Jimmy Jean explains why the Bank of Canada is taking time to assess the impacts of rate increases

The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by another 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent on Jan. 25, but governor Tiff Macklem said policymakers are pivoting to a “conditional pause.” Jimmy Jean, vice-president, chief economist and and strategist at Desjardins Group, talks to the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about what that means.

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