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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
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The global economic recovery is proceeding broadly in line with the Bank's projection in its
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solidifying and remains supported by stimulative fiscal and monetary policies. Ongoing
" _: }& \0 ?1 F8 e& w8 a! }challenges associated with sovereign and bank balance sheets will limit the pace of the European3 z& l" E' j% W
recovery and are a significant source of uncertainty to the global outlook. Robust demand from
9 Z1 l" Z) ]1 H! w' i! cemerging-market economies is driving the underlying strength in commodity prices, which could
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! Y3 h# O1 T r5 p$ b; y& {3 fThe recovery in Canada is proceeding slightly faster than expected, and there is more evidence of l) K8 [0 O9 y' ]. `, b6 q
the anticipated rebalancing of demand. While consumption growth remains strong, there are) M# {3 ?8 ]/ `/ Q0 r
signs that household spending is moving more in line with the growth in household incomes.6 O( B G) k/ h/ b8 K! C0 t
Business investment continues to expand rapidly as companies take advantage of stimulative; h( h6 y5 K: \! P3 h+ m# c
financial conditions and respond to competitive imperatives. There is early evidence of a- R* n2 L0 I3 t' ?6 m
recovery in net exports, supported by stronger U.S. activity and global demand for commodities.
! {/ l: v4 U2 ?3 H9 r0 zHowever, the export sector continues to face considerable challenges from the cumulative effects3 }9 s) L! o0 E+ b% D+ M, n
of the persistent strength in the Canadian dollar and Canada's poor relative productivity: _ ~1 H4 ~+ U4 t' o
performance.
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$ f9 u& U5 R& O/ @: n: ?While global inflationary pressures are rising, inflation in Canada has been consistent with the( V2 n3 Z6 J2 L! e9 T
Bank's expectations. Underlying pressures affecting prices remain subdued, reflecting the g# y1 Q& Z6 N) N' X
considerable slack in the economy.! W* [4 C r. b: }5 I# c# k
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Reflecting all of these factors, the Bank has decided to maintain the target for the overnight rate1 C0 x4 z& d% f* v; n" M, _
at 1 per cent. This leaves considerable monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the3 [* y5 d$ y, v
2 per cent inflation target in an environment of significant excess supply in Canada. Any further
+ t6 O4 ~( t; s$ Preduction in monetary policy stimulus would need to be carefully considered.
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% d9 M. s# s: j& kThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 12 April 2011. |
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