Is the BoC right to ignore CPI-trim and CPI-median?

The Bank of Canada has downplayed the recent stronger monthly increases in its preferred CPI-trim and CPI-median core measures, but we are not convinced by the Bank’s claim that these measures are overstating underlying inflation pressures.

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