Canada Inflation Decelerates to 2.7%, Core Measures Sticky

  • Sixth straight month that headline CPI in BoC target range
  • Traders boosted bets for a second rate cut next week to 90%

June’s inflation print is the last of two reports before the next rate decision on July 24.

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Inflation in Canada is decelerating again, giving the Bank of Canada leeway to cut interest rates next week.

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in June from a year ago, slowing from a 2.9% pace in May, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday in Ottawa. That matched the median estimate of a Bloomberg survey of economists.