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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# I# ], e) A' x7 Z' I
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
- z6 K( S M U: l0 M' Praised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
0 v# K5 L G& p9 X) woperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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% }" i' X+ U% d0 Y( uThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with% W9 E- Z2 R9 B7 G( h
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the& ^2 V' o( _2 Q/ x3 e, o, w& L
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
* k/ t) T0 k! h2 kin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
$ E" L, J1 B+ a# H* S) U+ |In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
/ ]+ W/ ? |, q8 D- d! ystimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
0 t& D ~* l) ^9 U# [- uvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
* t1 |# J$ E$ _in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
1 ^; j0 a1 w. b! W4 c& _important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the# Z! }( p+ v/ [# {
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
, I5 O2 ?* y2 w1 _7 wprices and some tightening of financial conditions.
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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 with [+ ?' p) k X0 N) \3 x
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more6 F$ n- J% v; a* [7 y( H/ m
balanced recovery.
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& u- K; V" O& ?* \CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
, M5 i* F+ _2 wthe 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
: E' x$ |, W9 X+ fto re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable ( W/ s3 {8 U- ]) u5 P- N; ^0 s" j
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the & x( X3 j! g- g6 Y0 S4 m6 v% O
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
2 m' u6 W# B1 s8 l8 ?# Ostimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic6 i3 a" p5 j$ u: D$ e# m( ~
developments.
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Information note:
& H3 I; q! n# Q" L# `* s8 i- XThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update, |8 }! Q/ L$ b' K1 o
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
# o, Y( J @, U' x1 G3 ]/ bpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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