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“They can be a little softened. So I would just say that.”

"I think if you prepare right the nerves -- they're always going to be there, right? They can be a little softened."

Inflation has been stuck above target for nearly five years, and the labor market is softening in uneven and sometimes painful ways.

S&P Global’s Canada manufacturing purchasing managers index indicated industry activity steadied in October, with the pace of weakness softening after declining more sharply in September.

Strong LNG demand remains supportive, while pipeline exports to Mexico have softened and prices above $4 could prompt producers to activate wells in the approach to the winter heating season, he adds.