Last week's drop back in commodity prices was a stark reminder of why the Bank of Canada has largely ignored what looks increasingly like a temporary commodities-related spike in consumer price inflation. With the unemployment rate still elevated, underlying inflation is most likely to remain benign, allowing the Bank of Canada to refrain from raising its policy interest rate this year.
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