It's all about the oil for BOC says Poloz

Bank of Canada's Poloz says the BOC is mostly preoccupied with near term downside risks to oil

  • Need to allow for $40 in oil if case occurs
  • Bank must allow for possibility of lower oil prices
  • Suppliers finding many ways to cut costs
  • It looks like we took out appropriate insurance amount
  • Oil prices very close to January assumptions
  • Biggest risk is if the US is stronger than expected

The comment on "insurance amount" points further to a hawkish stance from the BOC

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