Bank will have mixed feelings about stronger loonie

Given that an average of the Bank’s three core inflation measures reached a seven-year high in May, policymakers may welcome the disinflationary effect that the appreciation of the loonie this week will have. A stronger exchange rate will make life even harder for exporters, however, at a time when GDP growth south of the border is already slowing.

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