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Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market0 i0 t2 B+ X2 G3 ?# {
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight4 P/ e' C3 t. {4 N& E7 |
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly/ L3 u. x- `: G2 f/ Z
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
8 P! { k$ }) j1 B; n" r- z5 F* loperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
' h m* k. }+ wstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the5 g: v& E7 l# G- B- [, k
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
) h% q( c- k: D1 x. ]1 Yin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.; L" ?* r; @+ l
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
$ E' [2 I0 O3 Y6 O' j- m3 Nstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the
! V# M( x4 Z5 g! Bvariability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result8 s, R' y# f( H3 q. S+ _: I
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an5 q. k2 W& x3 I% Y
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the/ P6 U8 [# ^0 Q h( y
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent f( W1 r1 V6 p( t. A
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
4 y/ v* B: Z* {Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with9 N- I1 X+ f) G6 ^+ j, O
income growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects, l& h& m7 q; W3 w) c" _
the combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess1 r% s, s7 G6 M z2 X/ m( q! e! Q; s ^8 g
supply.# f$ g6 Q+ Z* _% {1 ^/ h, B6 N! v
) R: J7 U6 o+ o/ U& rIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and# c) g+ E6 P9 a
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable , d7 N) F+ g2 N2 p/ a6 A
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the 0 q2 ], ~7 c8 p0 e
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.
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) @2 c/ C% @ C" o3 ZGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
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developments.7 O, _2 R' [$ Q
5 @" Y5 O' O$ z+ ]% R. R) c% HInformation note:1 h6 f2 S9 @& _; d. [9 j' ~
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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