GOL/MET/L Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO said on Monday it would pause its plan for employees working remotely to return to its Toronto head office starting on Jan. 17 due to concerns about the Omicron variant. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government will outline new fiscal and economic forecasts later in the day as inflation surges and some business groups and opposition politicians call for more spending restraint. Market sentiment globally was downbeat as U.S. producer prices came in hotter than expected, firming bets of a faster withdrawal of policy support by the Federal Reserve.