martedì 16 settembre 2014

Bank of Canada To Focus on Monetary Policy Not Currency Rate

- Global economy has only partially recovered

– Loonie is still 40% higher than in the early 2000s

– Bank of Canada will not manipulate the currency exchange rate

The Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz addressed a crowd of entrepreneurs earlier today. While at times the governor seemed to be giving a Central Banking 101 lecture he stressed the importance of a floating currency in the current adverse economic atmosphere. He also came across as a firm believer in avoiding the pitfalls that have befallen the policy makers that have relied heavily in forward guidance. In start contrast to his predecessor Mark Carney, now governor of the Bank of England, Poloz is not an “unreliable boyfriend”. Carney was called that by one of UK’s MPs after contradictory statements in the same week that had markets confused about the interest rate outlook of the nation. Poloz outlined the Canadian reality of an economy dependant on exports mainly to the US. A Recovery in the US will benefit its norther neighbor.

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz main points:

Global economy has only partially recovered

Loonie is still 40% higher than in the early 2000s

Bank of Canada will not manipulate the currency exchange rate

A floating loonie is the best strategy to achieve monetary policy objectives

Canada’s economy is linked to commodity prices

An export focus is needed to get Canada back on track

The Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz reiterated the central bank’s mandate. To achieve its mandate the BoC needs to be focused on inflation.

The Governor’s what if scenario on cutting rates to keep the loonie at 65 cents in is a good educational tool but it is afforded the luxury of knowing the outcome of the 2008 crisis.

The data earlier today supports Governor Poloz speech to entrepreneurs. Canadian manufacturing exceeds expectations. Auto manufacturing leads the way with 11.6% MoM increase. Factory shipments rose 2.5% with auto again being a strong contributor to the surge. Both figures were well above expectations and tied into the BoC Governor’s speech.

The Governor is focusing on the positives of a weak loonie but outlines the challenges of central bank intervention as they could wreak havoc with inflation and ultimately job creation.

The main challenge facing Canada is its reliance on commodities and manufacturing. The first have decreased in price given the current global growth forecasts and only energy seems to have contributed to Canadian growth. Manufacturing surprised to the upside with auto being the major driver. After the harsh winter it will remain to be seen if the pace of recovery is sustainable but a lot depends on the US market.

You can read the full speech at the Bank of Canada website

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mercoledì 15 gennaio 2014

China Wants To See Emerging Economies Given Larger Say In IMF

via MarketPulse:

China called on the IMF on Wednesday to stick to a commitment to give emerging markets more power at the world body after U.S. lawmakers set back historic reforms that would give developing countries a greater say.

The remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei were an indirect criticism of the United States, the biggest and most powerful IMF member, where lawmakers failed on Monday to agree on key funding measures, though Hong did not mention the United States by name.

The proposed $1 trillion spending bill for the U.S. federal government did not include funding for the International Monetary Fund.

CNBC

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