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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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& E2 |0 d9 q/ H* ]- MOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight8 u8 z8 G+ Q/ W# |* A2 Q
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly5 E# w0 S I3 A/ s0 V4 B4 e
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
( D5 W% w8 T# U+ x. zoperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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3 m+ p6 y1 Q$ {. rThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
" K; s8 b4 u" m! j- n- e7 q2 mstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the2 R. A1 S4 J& E0 D
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness% n0 D( x: f5 R m q1 A8 n
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.% b2 _0 a' l7 m; x
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal: C* `) p, T; x# S8 f
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
1 L" E! |) n# k* s+ }5 |variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result/ f+ z5 J! q3 Y; r! `" r* c* R
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
& D1 T6 H/ v3 Q0 Kimportant downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
+ \9 l: j" B, Q) Z( r+ q: I! Z+ ?spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
$ b' T7 a4 Z$ z3 z, R. U/ kprices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
6 d" [1 C* e( R4 R5 ^% ^8 ]in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.. C# [) ~6 Y. o5 |
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with) {- ]9 H. G; i" B" K
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more; w& T4 a. ?8 o4 z1 \
balanced recovery.
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; p; X8 s Z, T0 W& R$ ?: y" JCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
! }7 S0 e m. t0 f, f" Z. k. C+ L5 zthe 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, c! t- y3 L: p+ d7 {( L
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable : M+ ~% o) J- n
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the . E5 v- ?* ]7 I
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 monetary
6 ^9 P1 }# i" ^$ T; q8 ]% sstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic% L/ f* W( u a+ M; Q1 v
developments.
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, ~" o4 F- r/ \; {# s- pInformation note:
7 K, J6 z2 M$ oThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update) e( `- P) r8 Z/ H$ [. E v
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be8 {* w# C* Z( ~3 \6 e% b
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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