1042 ET - Capital Economics says the Bank of Canada's stand-pat decision has a hawkish tilt due to its concern how the upside risks to inflation have increased due to the prolonged conflict in the Middle East. The firm's economist Stephen Brown adds the last paragraph removed a suggestion that the rate level was appropriate, and instead notes officials standby ready to adjust policy as needed.
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