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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& s# g& |5 L9 F
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
- f P4 U& w) j9 draised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
: t, R6 p) t; woperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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1 A' q' H5 L uThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
1 H- U% ^& `- w, L& y) Fstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the2 b6 g. E' T5 ` ^; [/ o8 E
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
5 u( y: M, C: t$ |* @in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
" v' H' ^ D- L9 T/ T \In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal# k' x; k3 X% R# ]7 z
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
{; Z# v% f7 ?1 @& [variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result. r8 q* Z7 u8 S H3 o0 A0 A$ K* V4 ]
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
3 J; r# I: a6 j9 h& Dimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the0 K9 m1 _* o( g/ q
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
$ p* \% L6 d# M3 U% bprices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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. G: e) w, \6 A: D* U% fActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent$ i( G5 i( t/ e( R2 K: u, ?
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed." W! c$ c; ]4 }9 q! Y' e% X
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with! v# r+ M- p: d
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more8 D6 A1 K& P. Q3 {' k, X( i9 {9 O
balanced recovery.
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1 }) c& P: T, S) E; A0 `) RCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects g$ n6 F% R+ m. T- Q- Y# R
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess& ]0 T0 S& |0 [! ~, B" Y0 U
supply./ T% B1 o8 o8 x0 D9 U& b
5 c1 F9 y7 j7 fIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
8 Q# _: W) J% W. F$ V( E; c" e* Zto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
M7 S, `5 k% Q' [4 lmonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the % n2 Y8 l; R. ^ ]
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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7 `1 y$ T7 t' \+ Y2 LGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
$ y9 m1 t( `8 R1 K2 j2 s" fstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
% u2 W- [: V( o3 D% V: y& mdevelopments.$ d& R: o d/ q/ ?# _
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Information note:
. R, P9 @4 C" e! ?" QThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
! [) V! U' _' tof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be9 n* }! P8 Q0 E; |5 U: b6 g
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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