We expect the Bank of Canada to call time on its net asset purchases next week by transitioning to the “reinvestment phase” of QE. Widespread labour shortages suggest economic slack is being rapidly absorbed, but the current low rate of wage growth and well-anchored inflation expectations imply the Bank will keep its interest rate guidance unchanged.
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