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What slow inflation could mean for interest rates

Econ-o-metrics: The Bank of Canada’s critics will say stubbornly low inflation means the latest rate hike was a mistake. But it might just mean the bank waits longer until the next hike.

Get ready, here come higher prices for clothes

For shoppers who have come to expect steadily declining clothing and footwear prices, a return to higher inflation will come as a shock

Why your steak is about to get more expensive

Already rising faster than overall food prices, the cost of beef is about to take off

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The runaway economy

In the rush to recovery, a new threat looms: inflation