Bank of Canada Moves Closer to Enacting a Fourth Rate Hike
May 30, 2018
The Bank of Canada’s overnight rate hike had earlier been raised by 25 basis points each in July and September of 2017 and on January 17, 2018. While leaving the rate at 1.25% at this week’s scheduled policy review, officials in a released statement observed that both inflation and real activity had lately been somewhat above what the April Monetary Policy Report had assumed. The likelihood of a fourth rate increase sooner instead of later is then underscored: “Developments since April further reinforce Governing Council’s view that higher interest rates will be warranted to keep inflation near target. Governing Council will take a gradual approach to policy adjustments, guided by incoming data. In particular, the Bank will continue to assess the economy’s sensitivity to interest rate movements and the evolution of economic capacity.”
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