-- 德國商業銀行在周一公佈CPI數據後表示,儘管加拿大3月消費者物價指數(CPI)整體漲幅大幅上升,季增0.9%(未經季節性調整),但略低於預期的1.1%。 該行在致客戶的報告中指出,這仍然是自通膨正常化以來最高的月漲幅之一,但由於季節性因素的影響,漲幅並不算特別高。另一點值得注意的是,儘管整體漲幅顯著上升,但核心漲幅實際上略有下降,這多少有些出人意料。 德國商業銀行表示,能源價格衝擊可能需要更長時間才能對通膨數據產生全面影響,不過作為能源出口國的加拿大似乎受到的衝擊相對較小。 然而,目前該行認為加拿大通膨不會失控。實體經濟仍然過於疲軟,不足以出現這種情況,而且中東戰爭初期通膨壓力也偏低而非過高。幾週前,德國商業銀行批評市場對加拿大央行升息的預期過高,並認為市場仍有回檔空間。 該行指出,市場目前似乎也認同這一觀點,因為市場預期已回落至年初水準附近。 德國商業銀行仍預期加拿大央行在年底前仍有升息空間。畢竟,目前的政策利率可以說是較為寬鬆,美墨加協定(USMCA)談判預計將暫時順利結束,實體經濟也終於開始復甦。 然而,央行不太可能連續三次升息。德國商業銀行補充道,他們可能會「非常緩慢地」加息。這些更為現實的預期使得加元(CAD 或 loonie)在未來幾週內即使其他G10央行的升息預期被市場消化,其受到的影響也較小。
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