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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
2 `4 V4 C+ v/ C9 F! x3 i, crate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly% O/ a2 [! |8 T# b5 c: A4 ~: R) |2 J3 k, F
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal; @9 y( f" g/ `' \, {
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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! u! u& C" Q( H* n) ^$ d0 _9 NThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
2 \2 h; D3 v: {/ a6 estrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the* \) q0 G( x' ?2 w$ \; Y
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
& T' [. _2 t2 t! u+ D- Zin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
1 ^) T) Y5 z6 s+ ?" `In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal5 M4 E6 a* s) ?& M/ O* Y
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the, B2 u6 p3 i( a; l
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
" j7 c. {; N" E. @4 Y5 l7 C* lin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
1 o& v1 M8 Q% L2 p% k9 w- |important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the% o3 b! `1 y/ \6 F4 J/ L( m
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity, }5 A3 j; J( b ~0 D. t, n
prices and some tightening of financial conditions. L. ^1 ]( V' u" X6 O* C' W
o) d6 Y0 W0 Q. ~1 oActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent$ K2 D* r9 G# p7 e7 G- @; M
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.: |" [3 S- Z9 T+ o3 C( ^. V) u
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with: q$ g3 h" _# a
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
% h5 z1 X1 ^: D2 s4 ^5 s( w) jbalanced recovery.
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\2 Y. \) N: g1 I' z5 FCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects" \, S9 R) Q' H4 _
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess$ [3 D# F% P) {; n7 b+ H
supply.$ [5 m- L0 o. Y
: t/ }$ |8 E- I9 ~1 dIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and; s8 T2 f# J( h; Q! p
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
, w7 j! ~2 B: W- O d# }monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the + Y! @! j; s: d5 S
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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\1 c- r* L0 wGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary/ s6 v7 k4 C3 d& u5 b' ]! K1 e
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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1 \6 ~ x! p5 U" p. H7 z$ _7 B- XInformation note:$ @9 s* g9 |' R! _* T
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update' c+ ^7 c' e8 o1 d! ?; _
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
+ _ v2 D" O( v0 mpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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