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MNI BoC Preview, Oct'23: Expecting A Hawkish Watch And Wait

Source: Bank of Canada

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • The BoC is almost unanimously seen keeping its policy rate on hold at 5% on Wednesday for the second meeting running.
  • Unusually heavy BoC speak since the Sep 6 decision has lent slightly hawkish but mixed data should see similar guidance.
  • Instead, we focus on updated forecasts for when the Bank sees excess supply (July forecast early 2024) and when it sees inflation returning to the 2% target (July forecast mid-2025).
  • There is only up to 1/3 odds of another hike by January whilst CORRA futures have seen cut expectations rise in the past few days off recent lows to a little under 50bp of cuts to end-2024. The long end of the GoC curve could be unusually sensitive after 10Y yields have increased almost 35bps since the last meeting.
  • Initial market reaction to any surprises could be dulled by the current heightened sensitivity to geopolitical risk, but any surprises should help guide the trend further out.

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