Canadian CPI inflation slows, markets pricing in BoE rate cut next week

According to Statistics Canada today, headline year-on-year inflation for June rose +2.7%, easing from +2.9% in May and was marginally south of economists’ expectations of +2.8%, The report was also softer than the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) inflation forecast for the first half of this year.

Canadian CPI inflation slows, markets pricing in BoE rate cut next week
According to Statistics Canada today, headline year-on-year inflation for June rose +2.7%, easing from +2.9% in May and was marginally south of economists’ expectations of +2.8%, The report was also softer than the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) inflation forecast for the first half of this year.