Posthaste: Bank of Canada needs to ‘crush’ inflation with another rate hike, Scotiabank economist says

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inflation-macklem-gs0517 An unexpected resurgence in inflation has markets eyeing interest rate hikes again, with at least one economist arguing there is a case to be made for the Bank of Canada to act as soon as its next meeting on June 7. Scotiabank economist Derek Holt said the central bank is in a "race against the clock" with high prices. "If the BoC doesn't adopt the crush it, killer mentality, then it may never succeed in getting inflation down to two per cent," he said in a note to clients on May 17. Statistics Canada reported on May 16 that…

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