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Posthaste: No recession in 2023? At least one economist thinks it's possible

The Bank of Canada’s latest rate hike has other economics houses in the midst of revising their outlooks, too.

“But we’ve always forecast a mild and temporary contraction absent some of the other hallmarks of a recession,” he said. “For instance, we project employment growth will continue in the 1.5 per cent to two per cent year-over-year range by year-end and next year.

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