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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' z7 V& \' C8 Z3 H* h2 F1 a
& P ?* z7 t) f: m) pOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight1 L3 M; V( T+ p4 U* Y
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
) E+ z' }% f/ J3 I0 B& j- S) Hraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal/ D- d, o; G; w1 w
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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+ J7 F/ b9 I# u3 d8 R" ~The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with) Y( c/ B4 k& q7 e( \+ u* e
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the; \2 a7 o8 q9 b- e2 k
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
, H* K7 g1 f) ~in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
2 x3 e' X7 \) O& i$ IIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
, ]( w! C) P S$ k* W" estimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
; L/ t& u/ G9 t2 c6 ^variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result4 n/ g3 O+ n" `; a' U- {" q B! q! Z6 b
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an4 [7 U3 A$ u% l" n W2 \
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the" u7 G" {8 i! k' z1 Z
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
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' M2 |. ^* G$ V; E" w5 UActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
4 i4 B0 E1 O; R$ b1 e- H, J, J/ Tin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
9 T2 c" J2 [( b9 _8 fGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with6 _& a0 o& `6 W6 k" e! p2 ~& u
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
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( o6 ~2 ^4 N/ x1 RCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
( G c2 F7 w6 j/ ~2 I Y4 tthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess% X' X! T* [$ W4 u
supply.
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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
( m2 l: E- k8 s, v& Yto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable 6 O& w- e' i" f- m% p8 ?
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the # t" I4 y b5 F; l
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.; }) Y) T1 r" ^, M' s
8 Y! b3 L i! M8 \( LGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
. O/ t& ^& C. x" O9 @stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic/ a, s6 ?7 Y% p
developments.
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Information note:9 w( G( E$ y$ u" @" \6 A9 @
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update% `/ Z! J+ C! \# q) m2 y
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be1 `( d9 X# a( A
published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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