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Inflation pressures on economy, workforce ‘absolutely surprised’ everyone, including BoC, says top economist

There have been a variety of reasons why inflation has 'absolutely surprised' everyone, including the persistence of strong energy prices and how widespread supply issues have been globally, says BMO's Douglas Porter.

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There have been a variety of reasons why inflation has 'absolutely surprised' everyone, including the persistence of strong energy prices and how widespread supply issues have been globally, says BMO's Douglas Porter.

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Inflation pressures on economy, workforce ‘absolutely surprised’ everyone, including BoC, says top economist

There have been a variety of reasons why inflation has 'absolutely surprised' everyone, including the persistence of strong energy prices and how widespread supply issues have been globally, says BMO's Douglas Porter.

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