Tearing down rates to bridge the gap

Canada faces a wall of economic disparities that have widened over time when compared to the United States, says IG Wealth Management’s Chief Investment Strategist, Philip Petursson. In 1981, per capita GDP in Canada was 91% of what it was in the U.S. Last year, it was down to 73%. Philip says one step towards bridging that gap is to lower interest rates: lower inflation has given the Bank of Canada some breathing room on the path toward those interest rate cuts.