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MNI BoC Preview - Jun-22: A Stepping Stone To July?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • The Bank of Canada is almost unanimously expected to hike its overnight rate by another 50bp to 1.5% on Wednesday (28 of 29 analysts on Bloomberg) as part of its journey to neutral, defined as 2-3%.
  • The statement-only release is likely to maintain its hawkish tone to keep inflation expectations from de-anchoring but offer little in the way of new guidance – i.e. rates need to increase further with timing and pace guided by the inflation target.
  • Hawkish surprises could come from language around moving further into excess demand or inflation being increasingly persistent and broad-based, but the market is likely more sensitive to dovish commentary concerning the global growth backdrop and/or moderation in Canadian housing activity.
  • Any further steers will then be left to Dep Gov Paul Beaudry on Thursday with the Economic Progress Report.


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