The unexpected decline in the official core inflation rate to 2.1% in November, from 2.3%, supports the Bank of Canada's cautious neutral stance on the interest rate outlook. With the slump in oil prices now threatening Canadian oil producers and the longer-term outlook for GDP growth and inflation, we think interest rates will need to remain low throughout 2015 and 2016.
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