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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' p+ g8 v+ r9 _7 B9 e
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
8 E7 q- S3 J$ O! y: _: l% Wrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly6 h& [8 ?: h d; J1 R
raised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal/ ~% h- B8 ~6 Z( w& E
operating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.
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3 x" N- |4 A) g% Y) o$ z& G/ m" CThe global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
1 ~7 z! @! r, u. Y0 ~( G: Ustrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the1 Z7 y- g* j4 H/ t5 x/ f
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
9 ]2 }) Q6 r- s( O! ]: ?in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.: {7 f& A/ C$ f; ^" w5 i7 i5 r8 E8 i
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal
7 y, S6 T. U3 E1 [8 m# Wstimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the4 {& J# K' g/ m' y9 [
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
- x- e+ R4 |" N, c/ V% O& ~6 }0 pin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an
+ k* w. w3 B" i9 i/ ?important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the1 W( x& A, V( f3 Q# _4 ^& s, g
spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity& {8 z7 w+ `4 Y. n6 y
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.) t2 e: Z4 ~5 `9 K. q9 j" ?
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Activity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent# p4 }% N# J8 F- |9 o6 ^
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.6 ]8 W5 a* I7 z8 t) g9 G
Going forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
( ]8 n6 S, N7 B1 [6 G8 }: Zincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more; q$ H5 O5 ^3 y- d* z8 j
balanced recovery.* Z2 X. I) b! Y4 n x
! u2 x& N4 h9 e. k4 NCPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects& }$ E2 I2 d& u3 q8 n; Z
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
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. t+ U0 V% v' h1 q( oGiven the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary) \/ \' h5 @7 h- M+ h
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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Information note:0 ?2 p, \" \6 U5 `; `' g
The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update$ s, s% Y4 ]& T
of the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
: M4 g; {7 n& i! H$ ?0 i7 Y' Vpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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