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Bank of Canada rate cut bets get boost from weak job numbers: What economists say

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The unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 per cent in February , with the economy adding just 1,100 jobs.

That was lower than the 20,000 economists expected, Statistics Canada said.

Market odds of a interest rate cut next week rose to 85 per cent after the data came out, up from 75 per cent .

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