Canada Sticks With G-7’s Longest-Running Inflation Target
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Canada’s central bank is sticking with a 2 percent inflation target for another five years, saying the well-established mandate remains the best support for a weak economy.
The Bank of Canada had studied the possibility of raising the target to give it more room to add stimulus, and said in a joint statement with the finance department Monday that the costs of a change were too high.