Statistics Canada predicts a 2.1% year-over-year August consumer price index increase, keeping inflation below the 3% target.

Statistics Canada will release its August consumer price index today, with economists predicting a 2.1% year-over-year price increase, down from 2.5% in July. This trend keeps inflation below the 3% target, allowing the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates three times this year, with the current key rate at 4.25%. Governor Tiff Macklem has suggested faster cuts may occur if economic conditions worsen. The U.S. Federal Reserve is also expected to announce its first rate cut in four years soon.

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