The OECD's suggestion that the Bank of Canada may need to raise interest rates soon is misplaced for two reasons. First, it underestimates the amount of monetary policy stimulus that will be needed to shore up economic growth and thereby achieve the inflation objective. Second, it underplays the risk that a potentially severe housing correction will hit economic growth. Higher rates would only make matters worse.
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