 鲜花( 65)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market3 s/ l. f/ s6 f" W
2 F5 H$ o9 u; D# z" FOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight0 T- u2 i9 B& b* ^( v! W+ R# M& s
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly: L# H' v/ ?; c; G/ Q) c! b
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
) r e0 i5 M1 N5 }, [* |4 u& {2 Q- loperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.& O; @+ ~; L2 d4 F7 y$ ^
/ M8 U: U& F$ Z: m- W5 ]% W( H1 ?5 TThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with/ ]3 C1 J4 E; z' W% Z
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
_# y# d) `5 X* ZUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness8 F! h! b" f) d2 R# g
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.( n6 m; n: ^3 v5 k0 O
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal- Z& P6 [" W7 B, o0 w
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the* L; f- W. t8 a, M
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result, r) F8 R5 d/ t! s8 W# J
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an1 {# A0 ^/ J1 N* a- ~% _5 I
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the2 ? E' } ~- K
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity% Z% Z9 G1 G8 S' b3 { V
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.' [; o$ s5 p; [
7 a+ F+ l+ [2 Y i1 g# J2 t2 t
Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent, f; K; A$ J: q$ M t* W
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.% T1 Q/ Z' h( [6 B
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
h! s: Q7 I- E2 W+ tincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more! y0 A6 _7 ?7 Q& X( F' C8 d
balanced recovery.' _ M. y& h3 }! J
- W! z! K! t. U1 F
CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
: l5 l9 f; {1 _1 C2 [the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess; _! o# j# N0 O
supply.
( i1 O9 @0 f7 ]7 V* {9 U. V
6 V- B: _! F2 s2 D, |In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and+ j$ Y% }% X z/ z, I
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
" {) V8 A3 u3 D m7 F, _monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the 6 I5 E9 @: w" A) j7 f: a
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.- E& b% T2 m4 Q) Z" R; @
8 I& E" w$ h# v* L0 I
Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
/ K$ p5 {1 X4 p, O- h/ {: d6 gstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
; [9 }3 d6 ]- h" y+ [9 ]2 e7 b. ~developments.
: Y# k; v4 V9 N% ^1 g
$ |) r" Q( }. [' H X& z XInformation note:
8 W$ M' S5 h2 Z& G' w; p! MThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
! X, @" t/ m! L7 J. p; n6 E1 Gof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
8 O( e9 x$ n) {) [% v2 opublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
|