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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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/ n2 C* i2 J% U. N7 D7 ?OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
/ O& ^9 K; W, @rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
) { v! h! W3 v% U; r/ k# yraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
1 @$ W9 ~; j7 s; n# h- c: O0 Ooperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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8 K/ x4 g3 `& v* t- p) Y, CThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with* n* o1 [% v: w' G7 X" X
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the, w- l% P5 G) i; B) ^# i
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness. W3 w+ ]3 l5 ~ }
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized./ J1 V! l! l4 K# s1 q2 L$ K
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
1 c( i* r$ ^; K' T) Ystimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the/ K, i8 \( P/ Y
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
3 s/ }% j ~: E: y' q& l" L9 c9 U* Ein higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an3 }8 @3 e6 D% B$ G4 _2 B
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the; B. j( Y; s$ X. W8 J2 t; S
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity2 C# Q* T% t) ]% }7 f% n6 {
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent9 A% w; z2 y# V. ]
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
. t. i) ^. j9 i( d/ bGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
, ~! O% c4 E# f& Nincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more# r. S- T% z/ \3 E! s
balanced recovery.
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5 c& u% l0 D0 a8 V3 m. @CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects: a* x9 B. }8 _8 F+ U2 j' W5 ]$ |
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
" q9 C3 r- E) I/ _, j: x/ hsupply.
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In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and0 l% W/ h; ?8 ?; G/ E
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
9 d V) Z; c2 S; k) d: u( omonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
+ n T" {' N% N7 D2 U1 Ysignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
/ r4 i4 i' b% Xstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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Information note:
- t) F w% G! |7 g0 C) ?8 FThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update: ~8 D9 m2 i3 F$ d: ~) k$ u5 \
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
) B* U3 _8 A. U/ U$ t. @published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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