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Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market# r, Z# K; e( z4 e" J
0 M0 Q! t$ u+ T1 w9 W4 g9 t qOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
* R# n5 S4 n1 Brate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly# L$ N1 `( n# a K
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal2 a5 M6 R5 T8 @: H" Y
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.! d% I$ P/ J6 _3 M
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
7 s) T: H; @/ i: P. rstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
0 {, H2 a; F' V1 k# \/ X: @ VUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
) ^; c; t" w* {in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
8 C6 \9 ?8 G1 @; k, ]In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal7 b1 o( o. U0 c$ n% m0 k! {) y
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
0 Q/ G! U7 A' Jvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
' j: k2 V1 g B1 Fin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
* p, H. [) |0 q: T+ gimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the; X; @$ J" \& A! J% V6 r% u3 f' ~
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
& k4 X* N+ l8 h" ~* f) Vprices and some tightening of financial conditions.9 I4 ?0 z4 p; D2 Z2 {) X
0 N1 z# C# `+ e0 A( l4 p+ oActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent) \( p& W5 L3 t4 C% C
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed./ I( X/ M% s; w: C# N
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
2 {; W$ [ k. p6 j& ~/ x# hincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
' e- }4 s5 P+ i u( Ebalanced recovery.
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1 J# G8 M( p& e: BCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects8 d6 z- u. h. q2 }) N1 D" |* j8 m
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
9 b8 @$ M/ c5 c$ x4 j7 vsupply.
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& Y7 Y) Q @3 z5 H( l- |: jIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and1 O3 ~9 T N( A. L/ O5 f
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
% v, |! k& n+ u! Y+ a$ ] P2 E8 Ymonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the 5 n5 b n2 }* @! {, U
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery., t. z+ Z, B2 Q4 U* d0 A
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
. {4 r: J) f+ C9 C' p: H/ }stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic5 G- i, m4 r0 y8 e I$ F! v
developments.! E' x8 c3 }' s2 p: i- g
% y- y; ^) P- j9 K; R* u9 ?) B, a. zInformation note:
6 Y+ I- @; p, F cThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update& ?) _1 Q. R0 F- n4 L
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
: @5 i6 c% T+ j8 f8 H8 Npublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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