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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( p/ s2 y! _, X$ q: T# y5 D
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight7 Z( q; F/ O$ u8 h8 a
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
, n6 {6 x* H8 L8 X' Y, H5 U! mraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal. G0 s" `7 f6 m6 J: n
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.# T/ R6 `1 {( k$ l s
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with+ E$ m* S' A, F) @6 ?
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the7 v+ b& J$ W* ^8 L, R5 k( c
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness( |, w5 c# ?5 C F: e
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized." `* S+ H4 _0 Q: t
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
4 k9 M. V0 @. Y$ O9 Nstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
# S2 U( j8 F; o. p- Svariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result" r: r. ~& m6 M9 C, p' K& j& I6 v
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an" n7 K- x$ W4 l5 w1 ?3 [2 L
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
# v! F" a/ O" m" T8 [+ K1 lspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
; |6 c$ r4 l1 n0 O* A5 K7 k) Qprices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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* _6 N# D1 p/ F8 {" e, M" t* UActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
. P# G ~9 F' j1 X2 Q! `3 Gin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
/ @' N) l! t, U' h* z/ Q% w) BGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with7 \* {: u0 Z* [& v( |
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" c3 F2 W5 ^7 h. Z$ o0 j3 H5 T
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
2 X8 f* r6 W5 V) l2 qsupply.9 z" ?3 _& W' o; z$ Y* ~/ p# S
, q" N4 F, s* R. UIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and" r& u' G0 d; x% Q" ^# f
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable " X# ?2 S: g- x* V) l6 I$ l
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the * o' e3 r/ G0 X1 F
significant 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 K* l$ {- a! C G9 Kstimulus 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 update8 H: T+ m# l @2 T: y3 p8 R. V
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
/ g; _ K; @) G" c, Q3 _published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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