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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& Q# p/ t# d$ m1 }0 o
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
2 x+ b' c3 b# O- G4 Yrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly2 D, @2 j! x, ]" S$ L, Y) ?
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal! ]7 R( p; [3 L" N+ I
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.. ?- @8 @6 _$ X
& S- T1 ]+ e3 G# f: L! fThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
7 I7 X' |1 `& u1 \3 {5 p! Xstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
6 V# F# I2 F- n) s' v+ h: j9 Z- }/ xUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
6 C$ u- m! K4 B3 K5 {$ ~0 W$ Min Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.- h3 q7 m B- N0 L
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
Y3 x# H- s/ f* t2 Ostimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
1 ~. }* {, E$ ?variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
) l7 W- X; H& S3 H- |8 s5 cin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
& {' U! }# X3 j0 s8 ~important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the* ~) p# m) e2 u8 l7 E5 O9 [
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
4 x8 u2 Y8 q8 Oprices and some tightening of financial conditions.8 |: }+ r1 M1 J' f9 w! W( O
7 m$ p8 w& W7 i4 |' R7 G) m. nActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent i1 o- S0 M5 Z3 @8 M" T9 K
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.& Q+ o, ^% p3 k( s0 }5 \8 p
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
( n; u: o1 B, h4 Y/ Fincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more3 t8 g8 `% d7 y8 [
balanced recovery.- \0 Y4 B& L! W6 F8 S7 H1 X8 W! Q/ ~3 X
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects- l, X* P6 ]1 ^# u) k2 }
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 and
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monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the : y$ y1 W, l R5 s6 l$ k6 h5 z* c
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) J: @9 k6 l4 U! B; A* U! p
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic2 E4 `& @+ Q8 B! m
developments.% B; @9 j; E' `% D6 V
* C3 I* Z" k! s4 [4 b4 w: v% p c: ^Information note:
* s& w6 R4 }6 ^! u. ^The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
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published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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