{"id":12023,"date":"2026-06-17T16:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?post_type=rbc_econ_video&#038;p=12023"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:55:35","slug":"is-the-canadian-economy-stuck-in-neutral","status":"publish","type":"rbc_econ_video","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/video\/is-the-canadian-economy-stuck-in-neutral\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Canadian economy stuck in neutral?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"video-wpr\"><video class=\"video-player video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/06\/RBC-Economics-20260615-ENGLISH-widescreen-thumbnail-03.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/06\/rbc_economics_20260615_english_widescreen_v3_v3-1080p.mp4\" data-dig-id=\"LP-12023-5412ebaf\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"video play\" data-dig-label=\"rbc_economics_20260615_english_widescreen_v3_v3-1080p.mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"http:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><track kind=\"captions\" src=\"\" srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-t mob-mar-t-hlf wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Is the Canadian economy stuck in neutral? The recovery is still ahead and there are risks, particularly trade negotiations with the U.S. But the foundation is more solid than it looks. 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