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Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market2 Q& X0 C& Q1 F. U ?' N+ r1 U
" B7 H! E% w. h" t. GOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
6 k$ l: @8 Q# x9 W- Wrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
+ M- t1 B9 B# t+ Traised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal: ], c: s d" W; k; f2 ?
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
* b2 d9 L- H; O. l; ]3 _strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
' }7 B6 v3 y& [! QUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness3 a7 p, f) C; R
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.- O+ V: x {: d/ J; x2 `, H
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
% d. e) R. d4 V. Ustimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the$ _3 \5 Z- S; g
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
9 y% p8 v5 _& s3 t' i D9 hin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an2 ?) ~. @ t7 R, c2 v
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
$ d, R$ i: E* @& M* L0 B9 e1 espillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity0 ?% N' _: ~2 f' c
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.$ C- k c' Q2 |+ Y) @% e
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
, o( L' M8 P1 G9 V* L- g7 rin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
# }$ L) r/ W# g0 h/ k5 LGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
5 Q h" z. I6 v$ ?- S2 Tincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more2 k) m* ]' U/ v1 \) b! A
balanced recovery.5 x8 r( M2 s/ n! ^
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects0 j) B& N# U/ J' p
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess$ c) H( ?; G/ U/ R0 e/ F% ^, e- F
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In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and9 a7 l- q0 a2 X' D
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable ) C* ?) J5 {6 @: X; c2 R
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the , R$ O. G0 Q) f! K: s6 R
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery./ z( N! D; c0 P/ q: x( _: ], D3 ]; C/ {
9 _1 { U1 I8 Z1 b; fGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
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developments.+ v2 g) A5 X- e- g
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The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
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published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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