OTTAWA — Forecasters anticipate this week’s consumer price index report to show inflation rose last month, signalling a reversal in progress after a year of…
The Bank of Canada’s key interest rate now sits at 5.0 per cent, the highest it’s been since 2001.
“I would freely admit that, we and most others, also thought the Bank of Canada was done, you know, after their January rate hike,” Porter said.After announcing a pause on rate hikes in January, the Bank of Canada came off the sidelines in June and started raising interest rates again in response to a hot string of economic data.But signs of softening are starting to emerge.
“It’s a tough decision to keep raising interest rates when the unemployment rate is rising,” Porter said.Article content
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