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The Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday that it will maintain the benchmark interest rate2.25%不变,符合市场普遍预期。这也是加拿大央行连续第五次选择按兵不动。不过,在宣布利率决定的同时,央行行长麦克勒姆发出罕见警告,如果中东局势持续推高能源价格,并进一步带动整体通胀上升,加拿大未来可能需要连续加息。加拿大央行在声明中表示,当前经济增长疲弱,但通胀仍面临上行压力,尤其是美国贸易政策不确定性以及伊朗冲突引发的油价上涨,正使货币政策面临两难局面。麦克勒姆在讲话中表示:“经济疲软与通胀上升同时出现,对货币政策而言是一个两难选择。加息有助于抑制通胀,但可能进一步拖累经济;降息能够支持经济增长,但也会增加高通胀持续存在的风险。”他表示,维持利率不变是当前平衡两种风险的最佳选择。
今日需要关注的数据有,美国截至6month6The number of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the current week and the United States5monthPPI年率。此外,欧洲央行晚间将公布利率决议需要重点关注。
dollar/加元昨日震荡下行,日线小幅收跌,现汇价交投于1.3940Nearby. Apart from profit taking, which has exerted some pressure on the exchange rate,crude oil价格在中东紧张局势重燃的支撑下走高也是施压汇价走软的重要因素。不过,美国表现良好的CPI数据和美联储的加息预期升温限制了汇价的下跌空间。今日关注1.4050Nearby pressure situation, supported below1.3850Near.