Even as Canada’s economy booms, prices are barely rising
Econ-o-metric: Inflation is slowly rising, but probably not enough for the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates again. The bank’s message: be patient
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Kevin Carmichael
Kevin Carmichael is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. He has written about economics, policy and policy makers for two decades from Ottawa, Washington, Mumbai, and, currently, Montreal.
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