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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, |* N3 g5 @: b1 o2 B4 a) x
! e+ Q- u" \ `- WOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
" u1 A' p, W2 z/ M* {( J# M$ Q) g+ C. mrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
8 P* W, G& a. r, Fraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
! e: h3 y, L. @# _6 ~operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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: K3 _! S) O+ u5 K W, LThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
% t0 U" L' b" ?( D$ l% b3 q6 Bstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the) P4 y2 S& a: r( ?& |% E! h- i! E
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness6 [+ {7 W3 G. v
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.- U9 T" n' A0 A/ \9 f" F
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal3 f- E' c4 h2 _- h a
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
7 U2 Y0 P# @4 }% c/ ?2 j7 cvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
+ o2 }. r& p& i3 ain higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an2 M6 b1 S0 j y$ H+ P0 G$ H9 q
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
1 z3 l4 R: x5 _4 j0 gspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
1 R0 U6 H1 G# m/ Kprices and some tightening of financial conditions.1 ~) O) P: E" v* p1 u
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
9 @4 [9 l5 t* m uin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
" f% e) P/ g, [/ w! iGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
% _& s) u$ ?2 C, e3 S t6 Cincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
/ m6 ]; o p) y6 \, H7 _4 kbalanced recovery.
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3 `* w/ K, R: z: kCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects3 }) s: D0 f" m) G* [: `
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess
' i4 k8 O6 r$ C: G, U) \supply.4 [' `/ j7 t& x
7 D' c" y7 {% [: [In this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and
. z2 P4 W1 w7 }+ A* Kto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable : I" O4 j v* o2 g/ d; ?0 |
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
1 S7 d' G& p' }6 {9 U; M/ csignificant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.( B( }" Y- ~3 N& g8 a" C. o& f. N
2 L5 ~$ X8 O$ j+ G# Y& vGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary% I1 e# u; _4 s* B: Q7 B
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic( m) }6 s+ b! y6 a6 K) a
developments.
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3 a; E0 q- N9 y: TInformation note:) O% U# N% @1 Y1 v2 c
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update3 c* J! i( ]& i1 L1 u
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
g6 b4 w; q" \1 d( V6 |. @published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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