 鲜花( 65)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market
6 H9 z2 \/ r/ I1 O. s. w2 j5 v% y# k( l8 y5 ^" W
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
/ i0 Y4 k5 D( ]. n8 A# M: M/ lrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly; ~1 s' o( E5 ~. _- ~2 t
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
r- C: N! z! [5 Q$ d8 ` R9 \operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
1 L+ P% T" m: k# ?9 v9 t& P$ g5 w+ ~) R
The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with M/ R' b: {" U, b3 `+ y
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
) X6 ], j4 Y* q! ` PUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
8 z+ C4 {; Z# M4 z' i6 Min Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
! o2 |5 t9 F' l7 @# rIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal; z g" k' N5 i5 n i8 Y; `/ ^: y
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
2 s3 }$ I5 g4 d$ D6 ~+ L1 avariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result b. v- h1 S9 @3 V1 u6 L
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an* w: z1 ]1 z& u2 v
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the$ b) F; l' y- H3 x. W: k) n
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity P; m4 {- f0 J0 P
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.
7 M5 U4 N8 w' V1 V" @
$ Q% \( n! F( B3 r/ tActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
6 G9 ]4 K4 ?6 E- t' {4 Tin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
( r6 I5 ^3 ~5 I' uGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
7 j4 o* [+ M) v8 B: w3 V6 Nincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more7 \$ w1 p5 M: K0 |
balanced recovery.
I" q5 \, H% B, i2 H) B( F/ G; h6 n( x4 |0 U
CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects2 Z" R; y+ Q8 {+ j+ C6 y
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess8 k. k& g# H5 n0 J3 e! O4 u7 H
supply.
, t1 w4 b4 r! Y% G4 {
0 ~8 |0 Y7 n' E! N+ CIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and; J5 i; H5 _0 N/ X/ R& U" Z) o
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
. i9 K) e0 U5 n: {* B7 Omonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
4 y% u1 @, C* ~1 ]2 isignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
, s$ U+ n; X8 @) b2 \& Y) k1 _( o. v6 a) r) Z
Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary* o( Y. |, P( [ O/ ^
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic$ M$ b1 E$ z* n) d/ t7 M
developments.
; o5 E, a5 a( C! c, b- o" A
0 m) w/ L' n' F- uInformation note:+ U; v' [; F) C& L# h
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
# u/ Y* w. _: J9 N. c/ h! ?of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
% w3 q' C0 e) j% g" M- Vpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
|