 鲜花( 65)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market
; w) V) D6 {& L9 t6 {, W6 B. F0 F( a! Y3 r: t
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
8 }; }1 K6 j1 n& brate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
" [) i/ |* E4 Z5 D6 ~, t, P7 o! ]raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
# _ ~) X8 d% [$ H0 ooperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
6 k2 q0 Z B. M7 h X8 @: g( X5 L& L+ ?! A! a+ |
The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with1 [9 W% y4 V- j' P
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
: ?# r* ~( X, h& ]$ zUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness- V P5 B- ^, H/ e' f+ j. R
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.9 d" O: l, I: b' C
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal: S, x7 Z/ z8 G j l
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the. _3 O% q. I8 Y+ r
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result/ z, v2 `( x4 B0 [/ ^( s- L. F2 |
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an1 u }. z5 c2 O) Q+ Q. a0 u
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the' b3 I2 E. c' u, n* X& l$ d* l
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
$ }, b5 E- {9 W( C& J% u+ uprices and some tightening of financial conditions.
3 \) h& e5 x0 F4 A/ J% I1 e
. t' L( A3 E8 k5 N' z. nActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
) O1 k/ M9 E/ g$ C# T$ d* Uin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.! `! Z% k$ O3 x) T$ @& a
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with# A& j- j2 @ R7 j+ l! U
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
5 }; F# O7 u. [5 S+ k2 t/ tbalanced recovery.- ]6 ?; v n5 z/ M, l
. g1 u5 ?0 O, X$ p- i2 DCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects7 X8 r3 ], h: J
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
/ y0 B. X6 o0 @' V0 ^! O2 \supply.
( }6 L' \) k9 h5 y7 r: |$ K. @/ w
In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and- ]7 z+ n$ u) l6 G; V# {
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
9 y+ {& r5 S" X y9 s9 Y( `/ Emonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
& a" O( }# }# [' t+ @4 [" i- tsignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
1 i% B( G F6 o' B5 B j9 x% i0 {9 N: G* f9 R/ o8 j" O
Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary/ |6 f# C1 o$ ^8 w( y7 `5 m, G7 Q. \
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
# f) ^/ v* Y0 A% ydevelopments.% A h" d* `4 u
- @4 L) K2 t; Z) ?/ O: r, DInformation note:
! K5 y4 K( y& z+ U7 aThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
+ Y; z" o7 u, @* M( Eof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be" x! L9 `& O$ N) u; @& p) s
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
|