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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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/ t. i! E; {+ l. u, ]! ]OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
W! ?& x9 B2 V- E% Drate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
, S1 }* A s1 C- ]raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal4 n5 F, a1 q( {2 b3 p }
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.& ~$ o' U l. K9 J: f a- b
5 c- ^& b0 s( S& mThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with$ q) {! d* N6 ?
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
$ l0 ?2 Z* M( P& y3 U, NUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness. M/ S O, T* M8 c1 m4 l, a
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
, m0 t% u3 w" p; y$ }$ @, xIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal& P0 ~0 U; B3 j) T
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the+ u6 a! `6 K- o7 r& c
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
- Q) y6 @ ]. f# Z% b* ain higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an* F3 U; r+ a: K9 x8 t
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
1 E$ c3 B& o3 _5 u; Cspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity' n. u; d: ~8 r: j1 O! Q
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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, r; T% v6 G, |" n; P1 oActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
8 ^( d! x/ S" z6 Q6 I+ v( V5 F4 t2 }in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.: I! w ]! c; i4 g( v- W9 u4 G
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with3 a( ~ t q/ M- C2 D, ` x
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more& C" W0 @& E6 ?* l2 J+ C" {5 Z
balanced recovery.
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( ^0 V* x* w4 A1 k `) w# fCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects/ v2 V, q) b. W/ D/ t5 a, U
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess1 P, a2 P8 A4 w
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; X9 S. D* F7 s! V+ GIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
" j+ W# J/ z4 R( Z% O& Fto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable - s+ q+ {& F: v3 b
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the G4 x. q1 W4 s% g2 [ S
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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" d" ?/ t: u% T' zGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary, Y- Y7 n: \& ?; F! d1 e
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic8 t& {7 e( C: K6 F0 W1 ?
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Information note:
. v6 ?% [8 a1 W9 q0 N5 AThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
: ]# S. R' ?% W8 {% C0 j; X4 zof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
9 Z. S/ f( y4 a7 N* M" @published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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