Bank of Canada's Macklem says economy still overheated and jobs market is too tight

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As the Bank of Canada monitors the economy\u0027s response to higher interest rates, governor Tiff Macklem says it is still overheated.

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That’s despite the Bank of Canada aiming to slow the economy and cool inflation by hiking its key interest rate to 4.5 per cent, the highest its been since 2007. “If inflation gets stuck and doesn’t come all the way back to the two per cent target, we are fully prepared to increase interest rates further,” Macklem said.

 

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