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Bank of Canada set to cut again despite inflation uptick
October has delivered broadly hawkish hard data for the Bank of Canada. The September jobs report showed solid 60k employment gains while unemployment held stable at 7.1%. Earlier this week, headline inflation (also for September) rose faster than consensus to 2.4%, with both core measures – median and trim – also accelerating by 0.1-0.2% above 3.0%. Yet, markets are pricing in 21bp of easing for the 29 October meeting. We are aligned with the consensus majority in expecting a 25bp cut to 2.25% next week. The rationale lies – once again – in the bleak Canadian economic outlook. The Bank of Canada’s ... (full story)
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