Category: Scotia

  • Scotia thinks the June BoC cut was a policy mistake

    The Bank of Canada’s preferred core inflation measures, such as the trimmed average and weighted average CPI, rose in May, indicating a re-acceleration of core inflationary pressures. Inflation of basic services, including shelter costs, remains very high. Shelter inflation is growing, as rents continue to rise and other drivers of…

  • Scotia thinks the June BoC cut was a policy mistake

    The Bank of Canada’s preferred core inflation measures, such as the trimmed average and weighted average CPI, rose in May, indicating a re-acceleration of core inflationary pressures. Inflation of basic services, including shelter costs, remains very high. Shelter inflation is growing, as rents continue to rise and other drivers of…