Canada’s Inflation Rate Falls to 2.7% in April, Driving up Odds of June Rate Cut

Canada’s Inflation Rate Falls to 2.7% in April, Driving up Odds of June Rate Cut
Shoppers browse product outside a shop in Toronto on Jan. 27, 2021. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 percent in April amid a broad-based slowdown in price growth, boosting expectations of an interest rate cut next month.

Statistics Canada said the slowdown from 2.9 percent in March was led by food prices, services and durable goods.