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Scotiabank Notes Two Speeches From Bank of Canada Officials This Week

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Two Bank of Canada events might garner some attention this week, said Scotiabank.

External Part-Time Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent speaks on "the labour market and structural change in the Canadian economy" on Tuesday. There will be no press conference.

Then two days later, Governor Tiff Macklem unveils the semi-annual Financial Stability Report and Financial System Survey, noted the bank. This event usually doesn't broach monetary policy topics and is by definition focused upon risks instead of base case scenarios.

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