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‘Supersized’ Bank of Canada rate hike necessary to counter runaway wage, price increases, argue economists

'What they’re trying to do is cut it off at the pass now by being really aggressive and convince everyone that they’re not going to let inflation stay at these kind of levels,' says the Bank of Montreal's Douglas Porter.

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‘Supersized’ Bank of Canada rate hike necessary to counter runaway wage, price increases, argue economists

'What they’re trying to do is cut it off at the pass now by being really aggressive and convince everyone that they’re not going to let inflation stay at these kind of levels,' says the Bank of Montreal's Douglas Porter.

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