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Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
The Bank of Canada is updating inflation detection and communication methods after economic shocks exposed model limits, aiming for clearer guidance before its mandate review.
- Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers announced The Bank is rethinking its communication strategy regarding inflation as it prepares for a five-year mandate review later this year.
- Rogers acknowledged that previous communication methods sometimes "led to confusion or even a sense that we were moving the goal posts," prompting efforts to address a "more variable inflation environment" ahead.
- The Bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.25 per cent last week, while inflation cooled to 1.8 per cent in the latest data amid uncertainty from the conflict in Iran.
- Officials are now working to better detect supply shocks in real-time and reviewing how they measure shelter inflation to ensure Canadians understand how policy decisions interact with their everyday lives.
- Beyond the current oil shock, the economy faces structural shifts from artificial intelligence and stalled population growth, though the institution reaffirmed its confidence in the two per cent inflation target.
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A senior Bank of Canada official indicated that the central bank is reviewing its approach and reporting on inflation as it prepares to review its five-year mandate later this year.
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Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate
·Toronto, Canada
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