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Bank of Canada to wait a little longer to cut rates

The weak tone of the international business surveys in September shows that large parts of the global economy continue to struggle. We think this weakness will prompt the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates this year, but the continued relative strength of domestic conditions suggest that the Bank will cut by less than we previously expected and that the first rate cut will come later, in December rather than this month.

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