Bank of Canada's Macklem Warns of Weaker Growth Without Tariff Resolution
Following the end of the Group of Seven meeting of finance and central bank chiefs, Macklem said he expects first-quarter gross-domestic data to show weak consumer spending and business investment, which will be partly offset by a buildup in inventories as companies sought to escape retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports.
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