~BW Uzelman
Inflation has been a scourge. For the first time since March of 2021, the annual rate of inflation in June fell within the Bank of Canada’s target range of 1% to 3% (2.8%). The bank wants to see it at 2%. The bank’s favored core rates are more than 3.5% and are sticky, but are trending in the right direction.
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