OTTAWA, Nov 10 (Reuters) — Ahead of the Bank of Canada’s October 28 interest rate decision, governors agreed that uncertainty over the future path of rates did not mean the bank would do nothing, minutes showed on Tuesday. The BoC hiked its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.5% last month for the first time in more than three years, citing higher energy prices that it said could trickle down into non-energy cost pressures. Members of the rate-setting governing council noted there was considerable uncertainty on how higher energy prices and the trade war with the United States would affect inflation.
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