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Bank to stand pat until Trump’s plans become more clear

The unexpected decline in monthly GDP in October, together with the moderation in the new measures of core CPI inflation, might have prompted the Bank of Canada to reconsider cutting interest rates at next week’s policy meeting. But the recent strength of employment growth and the improvement in the Bank’s latest Business Outlook Survey means that it will probably be content to stand pat for now.

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