Governor Tiff Macklem has told us that the Bank of Canada needs to see firm evidence of improvements in core inflation and near-term inflation expectations before it slows the pace of its tightening. As that has not occurred, the odds seem to favour another 75 bp policy rate hike next week, rather than the 50 bp hike we previously assumed.
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