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Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market9 o9 ^! t* R+ e# r. j
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
; J1 w) v4 L) ?" P" n6 _rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
- Z5 M* {+ j$ C0 g9 p ?( Zraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
( O9 k# n5 T5 ~( \$ hoperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.3 v% R" |4 d7 k! l- b W
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
( m& a1 G7 I5 H# d: T* S8 Vstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the1 V$ }" l: A3 Y; w
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness3 o& b% M9 q1 `% W8 _% i! K: P
in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.
4 a) Q# p6 Z7 D5 i5 R. n JIn most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal4 I+ R9 o ^. I4 E+ e
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the& R5 w- N! S% w; G* L# p1 Y% Z
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
0 D [" l/ T; m9 |# r: w; ein higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an: T0 r$ |# {, r2 K
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
$ ]4 G$ `6 b; K9 I$ zspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
& ~/ {2 A" L5 ^, E% @: H* lprices and some tightening of financial conditions.7 C0 L8 t: J: Q* t' ?# r
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
7 s4 X* H+ a, W' U! D$ H3 Uin the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.6 I- a i3 X% [, f0 d! k: b
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with8 i+ G% l- b( _9 X# \# H# E3 w
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more) T$ G { ^% ]: X8 d, z
balanced recovery.: }1 i; h# ]1 Q: A
8 L3 {7 I& Q- I. G) z+ oCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
, M( z' `* l1 d* zthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess) z3 Z$ R6 N9 N, @ ?. z- M& X
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 and1 Q! ?4 ~- ^) @! e
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
' ?. J3 Z! d- V" O/ v; ]2 [monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the . v [* W5 p P; h
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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9 |$ l" v% i/ W2 ?5 c, g/ j, PGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary$ V0 O0 M% O4 W1 c, P0 p" U; y8 O
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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Information note:7 l$ ~3 n; {9 ?/ p1 `8 B# r
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update. Q: ]5 J0 [+ J7 r ~9 w
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
( C3 r, i7 ~8 @published in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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