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Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market7 G. Y v& L8 l( `& [ m2 ^
$ s D6 O* j& E7 eOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight5 f% }/ B: ^3 h0 k" _2 a
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly# i7 |6 D+ J$ t4 n" t7 ?
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
& q0 v( {% K( l$ _. v& Toperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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& U) I9 W* Z9 Y$ d1 e! RThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
9 }, s$ I4 _ U( i9 i5 K# K4 @strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the) i" W+ |! x% d' T
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
) p# L3 v c. Min Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.9 `# w! Y8 l/ |/ s. ~4 }( F
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal* Z# V2 K F. T! S
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the5 p L+ a" x, j& N
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
# @4 i& i) K5 z- y0 P# M) Tin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an, g; k& Z ?0 k' z7 m( u5 {
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the- e0 f9 u' w2 M* h) ?" ?. ]& M
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity7 e- X5 W$ n; {- R8 [/ Z) {
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.( T" u* K7 x' y3 J0 m. v. @* E
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
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Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with6 P( Y: r/ \/ x; `
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more7 L. J& X3 P G2 ~' i! T/ e
balanced recovery.
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects ~3 `% A; x' l1 Z/ y
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 and4 \2 C( o( C2 l* r8 h
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable ) T P1 N6 D( I
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
& b6 u( R, r5 n2 W/ L7 O7 ysignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.* ]0 X7 r" m: c& y- m A
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary/ l' @; x8 `/ m, f; ?" R f8 E
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic# W2 t' u- V& V' m( o! h+ n4 L* y
developments.
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4 f2 N; g7 [5 I$ b, FInformation note:
9 ^- u: z4 W N3 j' _! aThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update3 R& _/ l$ p. X% e L9 K" P
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
" _+ y V P y: L; q! u6 gpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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