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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- q/ O( c' `; |/ X, c
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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight
* U3 }- G, n9 g" Y8 rrate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly
6 Q6 m4 n8 ?1 M6 t5 b( Yraised to 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is kept at 1/4 per cent, thus re-establishing the normal
+ c8 e* u6 G! Z* woperating band of 50 basis points for the overnight rate.: d' o8 ^% ^* X @- W2 E
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The global economic recovery is proceeding but is increasingly uneven across countries, with1 A" h2 F! ]2 {4 W& `
strong momentum in emerging market economies, some consolidation of the recovery in the! x' y5 l9 f& i+ G
United States, Japan and other industrialized economies, and the possibility of renewed weakness
+ b% q2 b/ I8 E" a k$ q2 ~in Europe. The required rebalancing of global growth has not yet materialized.. m1 s% _" }' r$ ~. S
In most advanced economies, the recovery remains heavily dependent on monetary and fiscal# ~" b/ ]/ a( f$ T. c8 {4 Q! f
stimulus. In general, broad forces of household, bank, and sovereign deleveraging will add to the) w- ~. c" x* H) ?5 C1 X
variability, and temper the pace, of global growth. Recent tensions in Europe are likely to result
$ ]0 ]) \( {( ~. e' kin higher borrowing costs and more rapid tightening of fiscal policy in some countries - an' q1 @6 g& N" r; n
important downside risk identified in the April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Thus far, the
- O* { h3 A- L$ ^spillover into Canada from events in Europe has been limited to a modest fall in commodity g3 B5 @3 q U7 I" m6 r! k
prices and some tightening of financial conditions.9 B/ G' [: D9 Q9 X
. g7 z5 I ^3 G. T+ DActivity in Canada is unfolding largely as expected. The economy grew by a robust 6.1 per cent
* U3 X, A5 H; o4 Ein the first quarter, led by housing and consumer spending. Employment growth has resumed.
$ g' C4 ]0 S8 C' p; B+ |1 tGoing forward, household spending is expected to decelerate to a pace more consistent with
2 b; E5 T# d3 wincome growth. The anticipated pickup in business investment will be important for a more* f1 x0 @1 S$ D7 Q
balanced recovery.
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CPI inflation has been in line with the Bank's April projections. The outlook for inflation reflects
; a+ d% |) C$ @; Mthe combined influences of strong domestic demand, slowing wage growth, and overall excess ~& G, r* s% w! E' r
supply.
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1 ?) J( ]# o: {& K. M* k aIn this context, the Bank has decided to raise the target for the overnight rate to 1/2 per cent and0 j7 p; W. G5 `& V, t `! x9 }
to re-establish the normal functioning of the overnight market. This decision still leaves considerable $ w$ s" S: }( L P
monetary stimulus in place, consistent with achieving the 2 per cent inflation target in light of the $ h& Z- T+ p& R |3 P; k: E
significant excess supply in Canada, the strength of domestic spending, and the uneven global recovery.1 E: }- W: O7 ]9 `( ?' N, f
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Given the considerable uncertainty surrounding the outlook, any further reduction of monetary# I( u1 c, Y8 z$ q+ R. D: @/ u
stimulus would have to be weighed carefully against domestic and global economic
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The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 20 July 2010. A full update
# l3 ]' f. n9 `4 Eof the Bank's outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be
* G2 ~ ]0 Q6 w1 M6 Qpublished in the MPR on 22 July 2010. |
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