The Bank of Canada delivered a more hawkish message today, saying “the upside risks to inflation have increased” and that it is “prepared to adjust monetary policy as needed”. We do not view this as a signal of an imminent move but, with oil prices remaining higher for longer than we first assumed, we will need to pull forward our forecast for the first hike, currently pencilled in for the second quarter of 2027.
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