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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
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
U* g0 F% n! f! Q* b9 \, V0 Srate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly6 ^7 U8 C( d( ~! O5 M4 C
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
* ?# `# y' l/ r F. o; E1 koperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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* R3 z+ r! f# q/ |! K: Q6 X; q+ ?The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
9 P$ B* z0 V: ]strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
p( I) m8 W) V) z1 x" }United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness& X- e" w# V$ d: m3 {
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
* M* i$ A9 N/ K; h# fIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
7 I5 D. Z0 u; D/ m3 t3 w% Pstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the6 O; T* I4 E$ b* [
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result7 i. u- \; g: k r2 H
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an9 B! n3 w1 p4 l. U0 h
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the5 }, d5 k0 G3 V! T9 G: p
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
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Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
6 \- r- f2 K" O9 Kincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more: E6 d6 v z- u7 \
balanced recovery.
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8 u0 k8 N! U0 h3 ?CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects' c" g$ k) `/ d) W" c( \
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
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+ V+ r4 [* U" c2 Z. _In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and4 P' ]2 E/ J/ t2 w# |! Z
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable , z/ e. H3 i$ I
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the . x8 M/ s8 f) i) x- ]
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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; K. d8 Q0 o; c3 [5 s, NGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
. c' o g5 \) V$ P rstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
0 o" r' b9 s( a. g( b; v/ r; edevelopments.
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2 s, L, \2 {3 i2 a) LInformation note:& a1 S M; q' d6 c8 q& h
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
3 e/ P! t0 P" r1 c' zof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
- B+ U0 h0 g% Z3 D; V8 _5 qpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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