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MNI BoC Preview, Oct: The Last Jumbo Hike?

Source: Bank of Canada

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • The BoC is seen hiking another 75bps on Wednesday as still stubborn inflation and short-term consumer inflation expectations plus a depreciating CAD help warrant continued aggressive tightening.
  • It’s not a done deal though, especially after BoC surprises this year: recent data have been mixed, including a sharp decline in business sentiment and less sharp fall in business inflation expectations.
  • The market currently prices ~70bps for the meeting whilst Bloomberg consensus has just edged to a 75bp hike over 50bp as survey responses are updated after last week’s BoC surveys and CPI, and could nudge a little more in favour of 75bp as responses continue to be tweaked but are unlikely unanimous.
  • Our base case is for the Bank to indicate further hikes ahead with a hawkish tone whilst trying to maintain optionality for a stepdown in the pace of rate hikes come the December meeting should data warrant it.

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BOCPreviewOct2022.pdf

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