The Bank of Canada appears some way from further monetary tightening. Economic conditions would have to improve substantially and by enough to offset the increasing downside risks to future inflation stemming from stretched household balance sheets and weakened prospects for consumer spending. Even then, we think the run-up in household debt makes future consumption far more sensitive to rising interest rates than ever before.
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