BOC Governor Macklem: We will be watching carefully the next two CPI reports

  • Highlights from the press conference
Tiff Macklem
  • There is some underlying volatility in inflation, don't want to focus too much on one month.
  • Since April, the likelihood of the BOC's 'severe' scenario has come down
  • Remarks about need for possible future cuts isn't forward guidance
  • Rogers: CAD strength has had some effect on inflation
  • Rogers: We hope to be able to get back to issuing a single central scenario in July
  • Rogers: Markets appear to be optimistic
  • Forest fires are having an economic impact

USD/CAD has just broken down to the lowest since October. There was no strong dovish message here and the implied odds of a July cut are at 40%.

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