Bank of Canada's Macklem: Our forecast has inflation moving around 3% most of next year
BOC's Macklem comments in a Globe and Mail article
- Inflation is going to be around 3% going forward
- Surprised by ongoing strength in demand in the economy, and persistence of underlying inflationary pressures
- Labor markets have eased a bit but remained a very tight
- Our forecast has inflation hovering around 3% for next year and then gradually moving back to 2% target
- Need to see a better balance in the labor market and we need to see wage growth moderate
Despite the more hawkish tilt, the USDCAD is trading to a new session high. The price moved above its 100-hour moving average at 1.31937. Its 200-hour moving average looms above at 1.3242. The price is also above its 38.2% retracement of the move down from last week's high. That level comes in at 1.31937.
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This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.from Forexlive RSS Breaking News Feed https://ift.tt/TOa4h72
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