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BoC Inflation Expectations Dial Up Hiking Pressure

CANADA
  • The Q2 BoC business and consumer surveys show clear accelerating inflationary pressure that should give the BoC ammunition to hike 75bps (with BoC-dated OIS pricing 71bps) next week.
  • A fresh record 78% of firms see 2Y inflation above 3% along with a growing share of firms seeing inflation remaining above target for at least three years (32% see 2-3 years, 8% 3-4 years and 8% 4-5 years).
  • Subsequently, "some firms noted that an eventual recession, which they often attributed to higher interest rates, would support or be needed for a return of inflation to 2%."
  • Further, firms expect a record 5.8% average wage gain over the next twelve months (from 5.2% in Q1) and in the separate consumer survey, 5Y inflation expectations jumped sharply from 3.23% to 4.0%, a post-Covid high but with the five-year historical range with a peak of 4.26% in 2Q18.
  • Front-dated GoCs have sold off 2bps on the release to -1bps from Thursday with relatively little impact on USDCAD, only dipping marginally to leave it still -0.2% at 1.2876, but these moves can be a slow burner and continue to build ahead, especially as the US comes back in tomorrow.

Source: Bank of Canada BOS

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