BoC's Poloz: Don't interpret the flattening of the yield curve as a warning sign

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

After delivering the opening statement, Governor Stephen S. Poloz, and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins are now responding to questions from the press with key quotes, via Reuters, found below.

Monetary policy response to trade escalation could hinge on just how big an inflation bulge happens.
Compression in long end of yield curve suggests the appetite for long-dated product is huge. There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the equity markets.
I don't interpret the flattening of the yield curve as a warning sign that may happen in normal times.

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The Bank expects the global economy to grow by about 3 ¾ per cent in 2018 and 3 ½ per cent in 2019, in line with the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). The US economy is proving stronger than expected, reinforcing market expectations of higher policy rates and pushing up the US dollar.

About Stephen Poloz (via bankofcanada.ca)

"Stephen S. Poloz was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada, effective 3 June 2013, for a term of seven years. As Governor, he is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank and a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He currently chairs both the BIS Audit Committee and the Consultative Council for the Americas."

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