 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
7 V) U$ [! A7 {8 E' x9 o/ W/ o
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
/ s$ ?- }- X: x+ Q2 H% ?+ U' Xrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
9 b/ L- O: u9 s+ ]2 eraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
3 E) S8 j' s1 L$ M; U Roperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
* A* \% c1 T- s/ s Q5 Z
5 \- l* l1 g8 P, _- EThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
/ f4 v9 l$ E+ Ostrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the: H% }; Z. }8 N) {" }/ N
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
3 S9 ~: k0 `4 E. `in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.6 J; K n4 {9 X4 |/ u4 B2 _2 W
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal! n$ _+ K _% D* n7 R8 `
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
) \ |) {0 L8 o6 L2 u6 qvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result& S( h b2 A2 m3 v2 ?
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
; k ~/ ?( X# W3 X. U- R0 Cimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the2 M0 S: [1 {# B, c
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
# S' _8 i( ~! ~2 y! Sprices and some tightening of financial conditions.+ o/ M: _- u, D
5 c/ i3 j- j7 _- U0 M. }# @$ IActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
; k2 {. d% B9 j/ m) J% p( y& r! Min the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.! m# D C1 J) S. K& k
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
3 ]' z0 O* a% t! ^. nincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more- m( C9 b! C" W! u# a
balanced recovery.3 G k* h7 s. O6 |1 ~; l4 |$ _% C& D
* k( ~5 Z$ |# E$ J" DCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
; S6 X: J- A# i" k* Sthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
' I+ _$ H; E! y# I6 vsupply.: p; M/ x* q# m1 D" E3 N% U
9 \4 X2 E; U2 X5 d! c9 jIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and0 I7 G a: W: l( _3 x8 i
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
& Q& Y* W* _! M* u, @+ cmonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the 8 x, L" R* \# X; W1 v
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery./ Y* e% Q# h* I1 _' {! p( Q9 _
# C. @+ W: t! W: ~/ M8 W1 j
Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary1 Y2 q/ Z) b. m. d' v2 Q6 N" ~
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
4 i& \( ?* v: K7 m( y1 ndevelopments.
% P* b' {3 A. v4 a( z3 f% h; g' e& P7 Z8 e' o+ d
Information note:6 j+ y0 E& C; f4 c `, i, `* M- T
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update# C7 T7 j, f! ?7 ~. J* {- Y7 g
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
( f( b0 x* _# |; c/ k |0 vpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
|