Low wage cost pressures point to muted inflation

The latest slowdown in hourly earnings provides further evidence that underlying inflation is likely to remain close to the lower bound of the Bank of Canada's target range of 1% to 3%. This supports our view that the Bank will refrain from raising interest rates anytime soon.

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