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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 overnight8 f3 ?; \1 k4 D4 [, B: S( X0 ?
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
0 M4 o$ \8 {2 M0 w8 Q: E. `raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
* q' A% T6 N1 }& r1 T! E7 V3 Yoperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.9 w, Q0 J' @$ z- t0 C
- ]- N) F& X4 cThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
6 Y+ m; i; X/ Y: Q7 Bstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the" n; e3 n) j+ E' P @# ]6 v8 B ~6 h
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness5 x4 i% l0 @2 W* w, Z6 S2 }6 L
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.( v% l! W( F* X4 x/ r3 O
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
$ v1 e3 r7 ?3 r$ w' u) xstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
% m, k: G# r1 i5 V, _- {4 m# e! W, rvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
, h0 J6 C( Q" Z3 b& g& win higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an5 K; P8 w0 k: h8 F5 h5 X' B2 Y
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the* _: \: F8 O" U) _4 p
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity& m8 o& u( B- r6 q
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.' Y; L! A, g7 U s
; ]$ K4 F) G5 R; U3 FActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
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( I! _" ~ E' RGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with% i9 ^" D; J+ O# u. y
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more" f1 f$ g6 {" N- p6 I0 h
balanced recovery.
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# _ j" }; `: P5 dCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects7 A$ ~9 j8 R% n
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
+ l( e# e% R9 }/ k# |to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable 9 O& ~/ ?1 P1 c$ ?- P# @
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the # @5 v6 r7 k( R& e2 q
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.) _( C: O; f- U2 y- N! \
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary4 g: D/ M3 [$ x* w8 w" Y
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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Information note:
0 X3 u$ r- L- uThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
% E: `) Y+ W# l% L! sof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be; V+ {8 N$ [- J0 W* T1 S7 t
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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