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Investors have shifted expectations toward Bank of Canada rate hikes of half a percentage point, reflecting concern about inflation. The article notes the Canadian dollar and oil have weakened in their usual relationship, and that a possible NDP-backed spending increase could add to inflation.
Faster BoC tightening tends to strengthen the Canadian dollar, lowering the local cost of imported feed ingredients and tempering inflation-driven cost pressures.
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