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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 ~! e) S0 ?9 |$ s: Z) R% T8 H
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight; B) o' M1 S! E$ J; Z
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly' m5 E' y+ a0 d/ z" O3 X6 @1 U# L
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal3 Y. W, U# F* Y% l; v# ^
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.3 L' z, F% ]7 e6 v" ?4 U! `8 f
' Y) G+ A7 E1 x, A4 vThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
0 [3 }3 Z2 s/ z+ @strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the) i' e) Y1 N* S
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness, T- U1 Z9 y. h# J* A. J
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
5 S" b$ W- U( L8 |' a: z) y0 B8 q; GIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
1 l$ n" c, M$ T6 K/ I- J) e' U nstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
1 p j( X" \7 X9 z8 uvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
! O9 u8 F. Z9 G* ]in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an, }, V$ w2 ~4 _+ Y+ Y
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
) T+ ]0 a6 F& k% ], ~spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity6 _4 N4 r; S# K$ w1 L4 H
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
: q8 o$ H( c) X3 J! p8 ^1 min the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
7 `% n) K6 }5 h+ o) z/ ?! dGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
, x0 z: Q1 x+ P* {6 C$ ~# Cincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
' ~: o8 @2 I1 w4 q/ Zbalanced recovery.+ T _* R9 m; `. @' R
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects7 n1 l6 h w. u
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
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In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
8 j x2 ^$ e3 @to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
3 E$ f) I0 c% B0 Fmonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the ( i- B! z- J. d0 k, M1 L: e! Z" `+ f
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.7 a9 d8 S0 T; S- R# c
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary( x, |/ b/ L% c* \; i! v
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic/ g, o, S3 K, \) j6 |8 V2 s$ r
developments.
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2 m5 |1 Z4 N7 N* S' r2 F# SInformation note:
4 N' L$ k9 m: @* MThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
$ R! L( V# r& }8 Q) nof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be2 V6 m8 M) ^9 k" V- x% R
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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