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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
; R2 I: z- t( {0 v, Grate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
& d8 K2 g2 B; {raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal4 b8 i* d' N/ H1 a# h3 |. [* P
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
4 j4 k4 n7 S/ Vstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the* N. j3 m: ?) Q$ u( ?0 h
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
8 ?/ z; w; X3 ?% pin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
9 T6 u" G. p/ f9 m( ~8 A; WIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
% ~! q- D4 R: @% |! Wstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
: B5 {: u- \$ R, ?2 p, H+ [variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
0 t3 z) T V, k7 b( B @; [in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an; t2 ~& ^/ @: S/ ]- B, z: ^
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the! i8 n# z* w2 w; F/ H
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity3 O) s% [5 H3 Z" A7 e
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.5 F# L/ C4 r- s$ k$ N# e: J5 o
3 J: @$ D- Y4 p/ Y1 ^9 rActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent+ B1 G) T6 y, e2 [& [
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
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income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
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( v/ [. f) _/ w3 i4 }0 NCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects/ [6 @, p) F; G* N8 \, C" J. m
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
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4 c& z: u7 ?+ U1 N' KIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
6 ^# C% @" _2 r8 W$ ]: M5 ?to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
K" V# o) ^6 n, C: c& |% n Omonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
4 D) r, p! V( Y! Z( ?% e 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 monetary4 l% n1 d5 o6 E' ~0 F- l' b
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( S' p- X9 t* c% n7 @' w
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be3 d3 M! j: T- H9 C
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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