Economists split on BoC's next rate move after July inflation data

OTTAWA - Economists say they found some encouraging signs in the latest inflation numbers but some warn the Bank of Canada might need a bit more convincing to cut its key interest rate next month.

The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in July, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, down from 1.9 per cent in June. The reading was a tenth of a percentage point below most economists' expectations.