BoC governor Poloz: Canadian economy is demonstrating resilience overall
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30 outubro 2019
BoC governor Poloz: Canadian economy is demonstrating resilience overall
Worsening global situation was primary issue for BoC deliberation
Heightened uncertainty about future trade policy is hitting business investment
BoC determined insurance cuts were not warranted
Monetary policy can only do so much about these elements of shock
Adjust to large shock in change in oil market takes a long time
Excess supply probably isn't pervasive
Our situation differs from others in that inflation is close to target
BoC considered whether the downside risks were significant enough for an insurance cut but we determined that they were not worth the risks; but the situation will require monitoring
We will be watching for any changes to fiscal policy at the Federal level now that election is behind us
We're opening up a modest output gap
Output gap isn't anything to ignore
We will weigh the risks in their totality
There are costs associated with an insurance cut
Opening of output gap will have a minor inflation effect
We are not an island, we are not immune from global developments but we are in a good place to cope
There is substantial monetary stimulus in the system, that's been a factor for a long time
CAD has been relatively stable against USD, but USD has been strong globally
On languages change: It's best not to say the same thing every time
A new NAFTA deal and China-US phase one deal would cause uncertainty to stop rising
We definitely talked about what a rate cut would look like
The best solution is to hold firm and watch things develop
Says they didn't discuss rate cut in September because they didn't have updated forecasts
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