-- 瑞银在周五公布的加拿大劳动力调查（LFS）报告后表示，3月份的加拿大劳动力调查显示招聘情况略有改善，就业人数在经历了1月和2月两个月的下滑后增加了1.4万人。 失业率维持在6.7%不变。瑞银预计，失业率在夏季可能会进一步上升，但随后会略微下降，到年底降至6.6%。 3月份的劳动参与率也维持在64.9%，较1月份下降了44个基点。不过，3月份的劳动参与率略有上升（未四舍五入），从2月份的64.92%升至64.95%。 鉴于贸易政策前景不明朗以及中东冲突带来的不确定性，瑞银仍然预计加拿大央行今年将维持利率不变。
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