每周底线:通货膨胀无法“摆脱”。泰勒·斯威夫特可能仍在多伦多,但本周占据头条新闻的是源源不断的经济数据。加拿大消费者价格指数(CPI)通胀本应是10月份大幅上涨的明星(图1),但联邦政府为支持消费者支出而采取的大规模选举前刺激措施占据了中心舞台。
The Weekly Bottom Line: Inflation Can't ‘Shake it Off'.Taylor Swift may still be in Toronto, but it was the steady stream of economic data that dominated headlines this week. Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation was supposed to be the star with a big upwards move in October (Chart 1), but the Federal government's large pre-election stimulus to support consumer spending took center stage.