 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
( U6 }& b$ \) q- A! ]6 ~# J
; L# a* [& R0 h1 G$ N' Y8 k' N. \OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight6 o( j% s) y" G1 _
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
. `$ G# h1 j- S( o' {- ?) ~4 }3 Nraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
/ w" M$ U/ {* Joperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
* v- A" W3 K# o9 @1 `: d d3 W6 @/ J7 a) _. G7 D! Y h
The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with2 m9 {5 C1 E' L) I. {: H
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the; H1 i) Y* L' ^1 ^' ]3 n
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
" ?7 S" G8 C' g' P) `5 v9 v& vin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.- ~ o6 i% A. j( u1 [
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal& i% n$ p. m# [* ^% ]1 U; g5 H
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the$ t: f( p- P6 D5 P
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result3 X7 p4 a& N0 f8 |& t
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
6 q( G8 J, {5 x4 K) D* T' rimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
, a' o4 p4 V5 a" g3 F3 aspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity# e$ T% R6 i* D/ C, l+ b" {1 a, C
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.8 W% ~% H) }$ h
( Y; @: D( e$ @$ U; D" C7 e/ @Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent' E, q& I/ e& B
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.# U: B8 M5 e$ C C
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
1 ^6 r& A; j; x8 E- G* y1 @income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
0 f$ ~5 o6 _# t% t3 ubalanced recovery.
! ?0 c) m# I6 B$ F/ U# O; y+ m+ }& @! H
CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects9 ~& J. R2 w; ], |% e V; a! }3 F
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
- L: ^9 o: u) J. ~& J# ]supply.9 Q& ^ Q$ I4 k# a+ z' J2 W
1 p9 ?+ T4 k D3 c* Z+ @
In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
q, S) E0 _% bto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
/ N" B! ^ E2 M0 Tmonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
2 J8 {* _5 F3 w2 Isignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.$ n1 H( O9 E7 l
8 c8 ?" z4 A, G4 L
Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary3 g& r1 w6 T- M' y
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
/ J: e& g0 y. I. k4 Kdevelopments./ Q1 O; L# ~6 R7 ^& a4 `' Q
+ O; Y1 D5 h" e3 N
Information note:
! o0 c, W/ r2 q! @5 U2 lThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
4 \6 H3 _0 O4 p8 A* jof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be0 W+ k5 i5 C r. Y- D
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
|