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Canada's unemployment rate rose to 6.7%, its highest in six months. Traders scaled back bets that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates.
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Canada's unemployment rate climbed to 6.7%. That is the highest reading in six months.
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Traders reacted by reducing their bets on rate hikes in Canada. A rate hike means a central bank raises its main borrowing cost.
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