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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; v9 S/ j3 Q1 ^1 H# N
2 s( ]7 r8 |% TOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight3 }* G, b& I$ _ Y" m
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
$ ]8 q3 Y. v0 T, \% |raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
! k2 v P. P* t T& g' K. u4 Loperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with* c# j$ A9 g5 b
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
0 T5 Y; O7 ?* [: RUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
3 l! }& r, [8 }$ b# Zin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
) }7 }7 n: q- T" Q0 lIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
" K J- ~3 I; A8 D2 D4 ]7 Mstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
5 L$ K( I( i, h& F0 _( r& B, l! @variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
" s. U, [% z$ r/ Iin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an! @" {6 Q% l1 L1 H* ^5 g
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the+ L7 c; _" U7 h0 m- `2 v& f; a
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
1 ?( C+ g" L9 N4 r$ D1 e. Jprices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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; U& @) L& z: k& ~Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
. g0 ~* {. N4 o6 ?. zin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
8 Q f2 Q$ D w/ n, h- QGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with( }0 \' o6 _- Z7 ~. i
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
1 ?7 X6 T7 H) x4 D7 C# o& i, ]balanced recovery.: m! j! m0 e; ]4 E( [/ Z
* H, l, m2 s/ n XCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects; `! k9 B' B6 n$ ^, ?
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 Q9 F3 o% l7 a7 O! H) }
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable `$ P! Z/ z) |8 K4 q
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the 1 r- m8 n g; c5 b3 v# ]* G; W
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary5 ?/ ]: D/ V7 z
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic2 \% P2 Y* w7 l6 i4 q k! m
developments.
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# H: M8 z8 k4 g" CThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
: ]* k5 h) W/ u+ _9 Xof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
2 o6 V; Q2 u/ Cpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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