Economics

The Bank of Canada Shows It's the Federal Reserve of the North

  • Poloz follows Yellen template for first rate hike since 2010
  • Tightening comes even as measures of core inflation soften

Bank of Canada Shows It's the Fed of the North

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A North American central bank hiking rates in the face of strong job growth and deteriorating core inflation rates, citing temporary factors for the drop-off in price pressures.

No, it’s not Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve -- it’s Stephen Poloz’s Bank of Canada.