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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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- @' G8 t5 w1 D: tOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
4 _: R4 i# u% Y ^rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
" V; m$ e* F$ W# Sraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal8 P$ z- z( S( W% M2 R L% Z
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with* S1 K+ V) n. V+ c5 \' U
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
b2 v4 v, f. }& dUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
/ }+ o$ v% j8 O7 R) Kin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized. z9 d& b1 u( h2 Z* _; w3 n P
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal: } i/ E+ ]2 @; x$ }8 ^! a1 @
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
( v1 R: ]0 \3 U! I# |variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result' C* i8 b$ O$ B5 R. T, x
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
" }& M" @& I) Bimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the0 E6 k# ?; x# S9 d, h% Z$ a. r1 U
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity s" @2 w% }5 ?& p
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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7 f3 V( ?+ e* oActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent7 F, }* G; E9 p8 ?
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
: z& z, b1 Z9 T/ WGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
# a: P) A A; r' ^income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects, V7 I. g1 r; N- p/ u
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
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In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
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monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
% `, s" k* |1 x. f- r+ _ B7 j# o; usignificant 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 monetary0 ]" P) Y" W# @# E" A' R
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update: b, U1 s" b1 j& F
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be0 P# w& j4 U1 D& M3 e
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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