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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' _/ |0 @* O5 t: A
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight; ?* @3 i- W% K9 x$ e% }
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly! n5 ]& ]/ A0 P0 q. _: G
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal1 Z. m( E* b+ v# i$ q
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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! K. h! a& t( z3 R. C" K2 o, ]The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with: Z. W5 W' v; L% J6 a6 i ]
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the0 y' ]' l2 x G' g/ I, G
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
+ A$ W5 X5 a0 z5 J: c1 sin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
' ?" M2 a: i0 TIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal! a& @" f3 l7 \
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
' q' p, E% k3 r. V. t$ s; z6 z6 R/ [variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result* k% W# [ V8 x/ b& Q. u1 O X8 G4 K I
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
; r! H9 ?: O6 ximportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the5 Z1 T2 W m2 o/ @: {
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity/ Z* h8 _: {5 o! m8 a7 V
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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1 O' Q/ z/ p: I* I* J. s% yActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent8 R* N; ^! D! C' b
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.& h) n. v3 Y; L- S3 i7 |9 C" ]
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with7 b) u) k0 U( |2 H
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
1 L0 M2 v+ g/ _) W" P% Q' y0 F6 x! wbalanced recovery.! t1 E0 ?& k; [# D: t6 j
" k5 f3 \$ z6 S% BCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
! s1 J+ v: }2 S5 |, V$ pthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess8 ~" P$ R3 H7 G; V2 K# w M
supply.
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% f7 \7 w8 I5 \0 u5 {5 V' X6 u/ DIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and7 I- N* g" E! u8 L! d$ a
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable 9 v, P2 q# j' _
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
$ i3 F z9 o3 W2 Q' Esignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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& w1 @: \! i' {+ @! o8 QGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary: u; V. R ~7 [
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic- E0 V$ H0 o) V2 i: y
developments.* Z; t! b0 Z! T3 i" q3 Z0 u
7 _: t( i0 J2 {- O& aInformation note:
# {+ d, Z0 R; b7 l, S2 OThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update4 M' |( O7 E8 u. a" P
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
5 U# Q/ |+ L8 l' @published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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