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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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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
, K6 _5 x4 f0 W' orate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
1 i1 w0 }/ {% i2 D2 d; A# [raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal0 O' `, E& H+ b' _7 X2 f; _! Q
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate., ~# h, ?: e4 Q) A& t
1 x- N' U5 U0 u& x @" kThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with+ C3 ]- M7 n) i! B' F
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the) I4 e+ A3 \* ]$ i. ^
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness: c! Z& H6 J6 j, ~
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
6 m$ P/ B0 T$ j$ Y' yIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal) |* B/ ?5 P9 r9 s1 h
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
8 o! O0 M% C/ l! T" tvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result' ?/ i/ x* ]4 M. E
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an* }. u/ ?8 Y1 a% \1 X- Z8 L2 d7 k
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
0 s# y6 |5 F9 ?spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity1 O% w! {* Y2 l" r
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.) N& ?% G3 ^6 n, y
* |, @. f8 x/ |1 [* aActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent# r- o+ s5 _( J. n& Z. M$ V
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.1 g, p, ?" I! [
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with1 i. l/ Q$ s6 y4 }) O
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more) a1 ]- e( m7 p {& `8 [
balanced recovery.
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0 J. s3 e1 {( N; f5 k1 i2 eCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects$ Z ~) a; _ B8 {8 H
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess, Q$ Y' `2 U7 Z
supply.6 [$ W# \: w& N' g
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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
1 e. `) ?& \7 ]( M5 [! Oto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
) b2 Z. o2 {0 o; {- f: N; Hmonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the $ J1 }0 @) k$ v6 |0 N$ Q
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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6 X! B0 S% J0 T# n: _% ZGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary2 v3 J" P; ?! T' g0 v! G: N7 X; {
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic5 d7 C0 f& K6 y( p
developments.: {- i) {; m' a" g* k/ E
% Y3 Q! J7 d3 |6 m* k6 G4 hInformation note:! L' A* ]# p- T& q `/ Q3 T+ E/ H
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
/ ]! I' T6 A5 a$ ]$ B1 Y+ qof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
: S; j5 M9 h% p$ F; Qpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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