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BAX Rate Path Shunted Higher By Dep Gov Beaudry

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  • BoC Dep Gov Beaudry’s Economic Progress Report built on yesterday’s already hawkish policy statement, focusing on the increased likelihood of taking rates to the 3% or above and then in the media Q&A opening the possibility of larger than 50bp hikes if necessary.
  • These comments likely further increase the risk of 75bp hikes that analysts had started to flag after yesterday’s statement but at the time didn’t see as baseline, with the May CPI report on Jun 22 now particularly important.
  • The BAX rate path has steepened further today, led by the Dec’22 yield rising a further 9bps for a huge 25bp rise since the day before the policy statement.
  • Terminal rates are close to as high as they’ve been this cycle, with the path crudely implying an overnight policy peaking close to 3.25% in 1H23 before minor inversion takes it to a little above 3%.

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