Bank of Canada Governor Poloz

Commenting on uncertainty, heightened since the GFC

  • Says it has taken time but the market are adapting more to the BoC approach to stop providing forward guidance

Says he is certain (so much for uncertainty, right ...)

  • the best approach is to communicate openly about the Bank's reaction function and the key risks it sees
  • This approach leaves markets to interpret data, make their own forecasts about future path of interest rates

more to come