 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
! @' }; s" r3 K% c6 A
" j8 h5 Y# e. i' T+ r+ b! uOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
( C7 M# v' d3 h m1 L; o5 r# brate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
0 w: S( S9 Q, Wraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal/ d) L" {- Y$ ^5 `, O! E
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.0 i1 o7 F) e) ]
0 L* V4 ?8 f5 b0 G& h
The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with& L& T# z2 f% d" s( Y9 X' s
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the, {- x+ b* t8 b
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
( L' x& z V. \9 F( Win Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
( D& e4 J2 ^3 m5 N& n5 T8 v: U& dIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal1 d. [: @9 ?4 h' u
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the. q) ]- Z/ `- b
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
7 \4 s; B! ^* F/ l J& cin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
. }) O z- L$ c6 {8 o5 s+ mimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the! P3 w& D" {. { d
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity6 @, \" k+ n6 A9 ^# Q; O
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.: G2 d- i z, A# O8 k& E( R
" D/ L6 f. G4 m; Y) gActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent4 |! a# y ^& v, P* W% z1 |" P' ?
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
8 ]) y* h4 \% ?# }5 B0 yGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
" M7 @$ R2 o# d$ n/ i0 G! Z* |) O5 Kincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
1 r! B1 u# j% L3 B5 b; i) g/ h# s `! ubalanced recovery.5 _% `1 M1 J; s/ x7 G4 t, t9 @
" r E; S2 p2 R; ~8 z( O; bCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
, r& ?9 i- h7 c' R8 _- pthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess+ [+ ?, `! h9 O8 A& f
supply.
8 j Y/ Y) l5 t; u, n. `" ^/ c; T% G4 N
In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and% ]( e) F0 b4 }( w7 _
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable $ ^# [8 s9 k3 Z6 z7 H3 V6 ]
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
3 l0 M! g' _/ l, k# N* K" Msignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
; G/ f: c3 S3 K V% \
) O# a3 z" A* Z8 WGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary; \" [6 \; B G+ {+ s
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
4 f4 j$ V; p Ldevelopments.
3 j- B2 ^% A. {2 w. ]7 J/ [! p: t7 R) z6 o
Information note:
& G- k; \& W& m8 Z: aThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
. s$ R/ L( o# I) T& W5 {; Xof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be# {0 m0 D5 \9 z1 l8 e
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
|