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Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market6 z2 E6 W* q4 e w/ }4 V
% H1 U3 ~5 A" I( G0 V# VOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
; S* \& Z5 f6 P! a) K$ r& xrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
, h' O& J+ E9 ~7 Hraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
9 s9 N' y$ D5 s, |) coperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.5 `9 _, O* t1 t4 m! w
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with* `1 s' t+ f0 @
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
3 w$ Z5 T5 S$ n6 x6 kUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness0 q; N9 c v, S8 P$ i& ^
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.' \' U% _9 i y3 S9 a7 H" X/ r
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
L9 E7 o0 o; E; J& Z6 [% ustimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
3 o) D. i+ S6 {4 J3 ?" Svariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
2 H0 R" d. {5 O4 rin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
$ V/ \$ t6 ]( X' Pimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
0 C, y0 g2 \5 w# Q4 k$ i6 fspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity" h6 b$ ]4 {/ l4 j# Z* b
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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# D m; U9 o F) x+ h% CActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent7 b$ I! u. A1 e x, M0 ^" |
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
. H! G7 `1 J7 T9 fGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with5 P% s. G" n; h; X( G; b% J
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
, x# h) A1 ?* @ E2 I* |9 z( sbalanced recovery.- Y9 u1 T# ^0 q: E( s" m7 ?: H7 d
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
9 M2 a) s0 z( o' C2 S. kthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess, y/ W& q. U. `1 A& G" u3 Y
supply.
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4 o7 J+ B+ ]* t( `7 d7 c/ Q' P$ _0 _In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and. a+ l; b. }' }+ W; d; C8 p: p
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
5 P% ]2 x" O4 q5 k: F+ @monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
8 g8 S H: E" m# X4 ksignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.' ~, j# \ t: v
' }7 f* ]* E9 S bGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
! G; M+ P# y6 Dstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic0 Z- v9 g9 [( F- g
developments.: ?8 L) F0 z; Q3 g. a# T0 ~
: ~' I6 X2 O$ Q0 ~. ]Information note:7 {5 O! v3 w9 i9 V- X
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update' U; f6 w: H6 L, u* E4 h# Z
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
3 A- s: e2 Z$ r* Dpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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