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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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V) ~. m5 A, SOTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight* @# W/ [; G% @6 O7 J0 R: a
rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
+ Z8 H3 c" a9 u2 P4 J( {7 c q% i( Xraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
: p7 S5 s, S+ q- Toperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate., s1 e4 k# A8 g) t1 B: f
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with
& h8 w( L1 Z6 T" z4 [5 C x# vstrong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the
% v* \( W& E. R- i- j( s% ]1 Z$ ZUnited States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
3 p$ d* C! Y2 O( u, Q- D6 q* Fin Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.+ a1 |5 n+ v8 N; v; N# I+ a. L; ~0 e( T
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal% C( s8 G5 L" e4 Z8 o" M
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the4 \" M( h1 Y7 r; u0 Q& p0 R
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result4 t' Z+ W* x9 N
in higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an/ |2 A. K, [8 v
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
) x7 J3 s$ `$ b1 q! A" s4 ~. gspillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity# N' k! W% n x3 O' @/ k) v
prices and some tightening of financial conditions. h" Y) M: b q
# j5 M. l7 }* p, AActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent- V% M) C2 g1 O6 ~
in the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
K; p/ Q1 [% G/ v9 AGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with; p5 E1 g7 @! q
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
1 o2 n2 a, G7 M# p' e2 }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" H s& u# {; Z+ l' s7 F0 W( `
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable
' c6 F, M: u7 k7 Y fmonetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the
1 U- z l0 O8 q1 T8 U7 k8 c# T; {significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.* G7 [! f: }: D
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary
3 L. Q y- j/ }' X/ {1 }9 U" }$ cstimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic( D, `5 Y$ z. R( r; Z4 j
developments.
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Information note:
9 i" `$ X1 I7 \ X0 I+ `& fThe next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
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4 u4 Y8 n+ P9 \% ^0 n: O% |% y vpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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