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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: b" o6 `5 x1 B6 ^
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
2 q7 R- C+ _/ U, f4 H+ zrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
0 C8 W& U1 k" f) y8 @$ w8 i- w) H9 S/ Qraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal% |) I6 F R, P& z4 |
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.# v5 V' r3 O2 ^6 j! ]
/ m, E& Z" }. [# N4 s: L5 b) D2 b5 sThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
2 m3 E5 ?; G! u. j; }, O/ o; [strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
@0 G9 p1 {6 s! r+ ?5 A% ?* Y/ ZUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness& H) p, Q- `% P; l
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
l, B8 F% D: S0 q+ RIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal& V1 n, K* u& `9 W9 {/ v
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the4 F d, L! P7 |) a- q! u2 `! |: m
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
# x2 q. l' W: D O5 `$ p. Vin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an- \/ X) \2 ]3 c) h0 K8 h- B3 ]
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the; R: s1 S3 z+ c( O2 ^
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity* h! x5 p- x, y6 {: l) B/ u7 w( h% p/ s
prices and some tightening of financial conditions." g2 Y' {, W- `- V; U
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent+ h% |+ \5 d8 d- V! ], ^
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.7 Y# u0 f) N- Z" \; O
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
2 w: u: Q4 T( D- {7 w! v Gincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
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8 ^* h) |6 a jCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
0 D" j; @! _! X& qthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess. i1 O9 Z: s- S' [
supply.
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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
2 l4 Y) V0 }. `1 b- uto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable . ? ~% Q- K, }# A/ h7 g. |
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the 5 Q7 g" b7 v0 l' F2 E
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.& o9 Q3 k7 E$ ^; r) K7 ^3 ~
- d. v$ U1 l; }; fGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary# V Z l( \- Z7 `" ]1 S
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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Information note:
+ i/ y% G* |- hThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
# k3 V) q; @ t, j4 s- l. K7 Zof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
: y" z# f* Q! }' S K" ^& ~published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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