The easing in core price pressures back to a roughly target-consistent rate, paired with recent weak Labour Force Surveys, should keep the Bank of Canada from hiking next week despite Governor Tiff Macklem’s hawkish comments over the weekend. This would be at odds with market pricing, a theme we expect to continue over the next year as spare capacity and CUSMA-related uncertainty mean the Bank tightens policy by less than investors expect.
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