The Bank of Canada this week reiterated that strong immigration is putting upward pressure on inflation because housing supply is failing to keep up. Yet the Bank surely can’t be oblivious to the negative impact of high interest rates on construction. With non-shelter inflationary pressures rapidly easing, the Bank risks doing more harm than good by keeping interest rates elevated. We expect the first rate cut in March.
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