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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, g1 q1 r% }; p. h E' R' x
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
8 `* R5 I; a& f- F1 Z! Jraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
. ^" g0 X5 W' ~! E. koperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.0 C$ l9 v; i; D
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
0 L1 L$ V8 y+ _, c! y3 e/ W, R* `strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the( m' ? z# Q1 _* A" e$ f
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
$ D; h2 h0 v( n0 i Cin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
: ^( L) D2 ~5 S5 `4 s" r1 CIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
; x4 V6 D) ~/ y- V( |) {stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
5 p% U4 ]0 ^+ F' v- g1 {variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
$ R7 l2 [: J$ V# _- B' nin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an) k. Y- d) P0 E% b
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the' z( o( @- m0 {. o5 }
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity$ d% M6 t7 } e$ i
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.+ s' `. R B0 v. K$ L1 v0 l
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent+ V' x: A& G% d6 e8 t6 U( Q+ [
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
8 f0 t) j" a$ o7 w$ hGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with$ v7 e7 E" ^$ X, d; _% d5 s# z* U
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
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9 h9 N/ f; v1 m" L# V: J" E: O+ ]CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects; ?. d* `5 J" M
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
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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/ Z( X4 ?. ?0 H1 X
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable 3 N" q: }0 k1 c+ X3 X
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
0 O9 U% h0 \; G% w) O' `significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery." `0 |: O& \8 c! _) v: t
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary& R3 V$ g$ q% B7 Y) C1 K
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic" @4 O D5 V- W d
developments.
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, K- T; V7 l+ d0 |3 z6 A7 B+ KInformation note:
3 u, j6 \/ r# T: r1 e# U8 b$ B) GThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
7 |0 p- b$ g3 e( dof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be3 e5 r J4 K2 F7 C; m3 k
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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