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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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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight/ M$ R9 K. P7 e
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
9 \: {/ o/ }: I1 }" L1 |! H! oraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
, \% ?% O$ o, B6 T2 \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
8 P# r; r. N. U& _" r! Sstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the! I' \9 q4 @, e
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
# Z& P) j, m% Qin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.( M/ F* E/ [, D; U7 K" X" a
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
8 t; @/ v& w! _- Y2 w5 estimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
& {8 O$ C9 ~7 y/ L1 F" l' N% }variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
1 h( z/ L* Q7 l+ w) e% ]in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an$ m6 R9 o% G. p, _4 F8 E
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
4 B# S: U1 q8 M% O- e& q T* Pspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity2 F0 Y. y1 z8 i9 ^3 `# b
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.3 R( f* d. t8 @, J
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
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( H+ g* S1 u) lGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with% F Y' c; O. W" `
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
, t1 C$ m. `+ E/ Q1 x3 Q: ]balanced recovery.
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects( _ |- F& N& S! G3 h
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
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6 r1 y9 F# O% E# T- NIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
[/ P- e4 x0 x0 T! `to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
+ O; _& s, Z: I6 y) a# ~5 |monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
8 x8 k" \8 L zsignificant 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
2 K2 Q+ L+ o0 f; M: |0 vstimulus 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
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published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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