Governor Tiff Macklem’s crew of policymakers barely tried to conceal its alarm over recent data that suggests companies and households are starting to see inflation as permanent.
Central bankers have nightmares about the public losing faith in their ability to keep inflation low and stable. Most think one of the lessons of the 1970s and early 1980s is that suppliers and workers won’t overreact to temporary surges in commodity prices if they think the central bank will keep a lid on inflation.Article content
“The Governing Council continues to judge that interest rates will need to rise further, and the pace of increases will be guided by the bank’s ongoing assessment of the economy and inflation,” the statement said. “The Governing Council is resolute in its commitment to price stability and will continue to take action as required to achieve the two-per-cent target.”Article contentMacklem previously said he might have to push the benchmark rate above three per cent to get inflation under control.
financialpost Liberals are a fiscal disaster for Canada. Hope every Liberal voter in big cities is on a variable rate mortgage and loses their overpriced house.
financialpost Create the problem and bring in the crushing solution. See the pattern yet?
financialpost This won't crush just inflation. It's going to crush Everything! These people made this issue, and now they have the solution to the problem they created. I don't trust any of them anymore.
financialpost these men are insane
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