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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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- M3 Z5 \) f( E$ e/ \ JOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
8 B- v. P* X& x' m zrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
* C9 o, V6 N# h* ?raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal5 g$ n6 i* T9 y9 a' B! v/ z6 a
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.* Y# [; K; z3 O7 S6 C/ ^! `
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with, _* q" i2 V3 X- w( T# d% P K$ n
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the& D$ X5 `7 V q
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness9 B3 z2 p/ v9 ~- \/ \2 \
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.) @5 r6 K( d4 j
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal1 o8 P5 d& G9 T5 s- j. B
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the7 K! }% ]: C& N/ v$ a$ R; L
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result5 U& U! f- J0 U+ E' q+ w; T
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an' T/ b$ d, C/ w6 L& w
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
9 P$ @1 S3 D/ J: C+ D1 mspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
' T1 L. H7 d! a1 Q9 `8 K& |5 U4 ^prices and some tightening of financial conditions.; k# m& F) u4 r) Y: o: L6 s
( J3 t3 I/ m& g) `$ KActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent1 f6 W! s9 h" S, e6 l
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
4 Q& m) W- G: e9 P z5 CGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with# M; K* ^" d' B, L* x) C9 k
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more3 g8 M& C7 D# g
balanced recovery.
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2 \# D# G/ q' PCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects/ T/ P; J- k4 W" c' q, \# O
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
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3 o8 p+ O: d( a* t XIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and: W4 W( G5 [& ]3 W1 u
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable 5 m) ]7 a+ m3 ]/ u9 v) u
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the 4 o% j ^2 X/ Z+ h# u4 h
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery." P9 a) A% X2 V% E. w- f+ w$ R& K
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
- ~) n. ?0 o* y9 Wstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic& t7 ]3 E k, N
developments.
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The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
4 i0 }4 g0 I2 k3 nof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
8 }+ W) p0 }; U) \- Q4 U" p% lpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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