December's increase in core inflation, to 2.2% from 2.1%, reflects sector-specific factors and pass-through effects of a lower Canadian dollar already judged by the Bank of Canada as temporary. The Bank is far more concerned about the collapse in oil prices and its threat to the longer-term growth and inflation outlook. If oil prices remain low, then we think there is likely to be another 25 basis point rate cut soon.
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