 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
/ N. z9 v7 B% @ M5 _
8 X/ x9 h5 _/ B; y% i" J, b5 XOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
; Q, _# h% y7 H6 P1 o( \5 G8 e' o/ xrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
' E0 `" W/ u* k! S& ]raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal$ `+ B! c0 ^# b: \3 X% B; t* n2 T
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.$ D; g: T1 y1 H& Y
0 F1 U, |$ U% H
The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with4 `8 w g( V( S, V& X
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the! @4 ?1 x/ Z" L& [
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness6 P/ Y) ~3 i5 z& f( o1 J
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.- o C% ?) ~# o# i6 @3 I
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
3 q3 T& {$ i7 d$ s0 Pstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
: I. m- y. i3 b. X! X1 I( @' Kvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result+ L" q/ j% Q1 N5 l( D6 s' H `
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an5 b# w6 }- C7 \* J" P
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
" v- g' t* u: o; C. K4 ^' Rspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity0 l! x, i5 W# V+ S8 g
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.7 \4 p. l! h0 A) e
% J1 R$ G. a, w J$ L* P- gActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent+ R1 V" K, \" l0 b u' I9 p" ~( S! o
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.- V7 H i1 ` w) M$ U( T, m0 A
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
0 N6 n$ h/ t9 cincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
2 N& F% i! f/ {! H! v. b+ T& Wbalanced recovery.
4 X" i3 X1 v0 i4 e e9 p
, \- @6 x; P$ bCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
8 k9 ?" J6 _' l' |$ qthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
7 R* [7 O6 C2 g& esupply.) w0 v4 r; l* `8 l( G2 M
3 @6 Y, B8 E2 {In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and# o0 }- c* e$ B& V& W2 F8 {: }, H
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
# G1 m" D8 @ V' Z9 `& Nmonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
; M* |, C- v; B+ S9 }significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
7 H1 S) a+ s6 t* V
% h# ]6 d% J6 `) P' C# U: S# jGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary/ ` ]6 T9 w) y% F/ |0 f
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic r9 Y* r9 N6 Y# R! D+ h& f) q- U
developments.
+ n7 |* A: _& p2 }) F {3 S. h9 i. j7 G# \3 Q4 R( x% \( [
Information note:# _- F+ d9 Q* u$ i) O2 i; O; t
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
/ D4 q# B# t) r8 _" Zof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be% C/ R5 H% y' L+ Q
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
|