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Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Addison-Wesley On eight pre-set dates a year, the Bank of Canada announces whether the interest rate will rise, fall, or remain constant until the next decision date. How does the Bank make its interest rate decision? What does the Bank do to keep interest rates where it wants them? Do the Bank’s interest rate changes influence the economy in the way the Bank wants? Can the Bank speed up economic growth by lowering interest rates and keep inflation in check by raising them?

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Policy Objective and Framework Canada’s monetary policy objective and the framework for setting and achieving that objective stems from the relationship between the Bank of Canada and the government of Canada.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Policy Objective The objective of monetary policy is ultimately political. It stems from the mandate of the Bank of Canada, which is set out in the Bank of Canada Act Basically, the Bank’s job is to control the quantity of money and interest rates in order to avoid inflation and, … when possible, prevent excessive swings in real GDP growth and unemployment. Monetary Policy Objective and Framework

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Joint Statement of the Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada The agreement is 1. The inflation-control target: 1 to 3 percent a year. 2. Keep trend inflation at the 2 percent midpoint. 3. The agreement will run for five years and be renewed during Such a monetary policy strategy is called inflation rate targeting. Monetary Policy Objective and Framework

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Interpretation of the Agreement The inflation-control target uses the CPI as the measure of inflation. So the Bank has agreed to keep the CPI at a target of 2 percent a year. But the Bank pays close attention to core inflation, which it calls its operational guide. The Bank believes that core inflation is a better measure of the underlying inflation trend and better predicts future CPI inflation. Monetary Policy Objective and Framework

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Actual Inflation Figure 30.1(a) shows the Bank’s inflation target. The actual CPI inflation rate has only rarely gone outside the target range. Monetary Policy Objective and Framework

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Figure 30.1(b) shows the trend inflation rate of 2 percent a year, at the midpoint of the target range. The Bank has held CPI inflation to its target, with only small and temporary deviations. Monetary Policy Objective and Framework

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Policy Objective and Framework Rationale for an Inflation-Control Target Two main benefits flow from adopting an inflation-control target: 1. Fewer surprises and mistakes on the part of savers and investors. 2. Anchors expectations about future inflation.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Policy Objective and Framework Controversy About the Inflation-Control Target Critics of inflation targeting fear that 1. By focusing on inflation, the Bank might permit the unemployment rate to rise or real GDP growth to slow. 2. The Bank might permit the value of the dollar to rise on the foreign exchange market and make exports suffer.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Policy Objective and Framework Supporters of inflation targeting respond: 1. Keeping inflation low and stable is the best way to achieve full employment and sustained economic growth. 2. The Bank’s record is good. The last time the Bank created a recession was at the beginning of the 1990s when it was faced with double-digit inflation.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Responsibility for Monetary Policy The Bank of Canada’s Governing Council is responsible for the conduct of monetary policy. The Governor and the Minister of Finance must consult regularly. If the Governor and the Minister disagree in a profound way, the Minister may direct the Bank in writing to follow a specified course and the Bank would be obliged to accept the directive. Monetary Policy Objective and Framework

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The Conduct of Monetary Policy Choosing a Policy Instrument As the sole issuer of Canadian money, the Bank of Canada can decide to control 1. The quantity of money (the monetary base), or 2. The price of Canadian money on the foreign exchange market (the exchange rate), or 3. The opportunity cost of holding money (the short-term interest rate). The Bank can set only one of these instruments.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The Overnight Rate The Bank of Canada’s choice of policy instrument (which is the same choice as that made by most other major central banks) is a short-term interest rate. Given this choice, the Bank permits the exchange rate and the quantity of money to find their own equilibrium values. The specific interest rate that the Bank of Canada targets is the overnight loans rate, which is the interest rate on overnight loans that members of the LVTS (the big banks) make to each other. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Figure 30.2 shows the overnight loans rate was  raised to 8 percent in 1995, 6 percent on two occasions, and 4 percent a year when inflation was a concern.  and lowered to about 2 percent a year to avoid recession. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Since late 2000, the Bank has set eight fixed dates on which it announces its overnight rate target for the coming six weeks. Before 2000, the Bank announced changes in the overnight loans rate whenever it thought a change was required. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The Bank’s Decision-Making Process The Bank of Canada could adopt either  An instrument rule  A targeting rule The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Instrument Rule An instrument rule sets the policy instrument at a level based on the current state of the economy. The best known instrument rule is the Taylor rule: Set the interest rate at a level that depends on the deviation of the inflation rate from target and the size and direction of the output gap. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Targeting Rule A targeting rule sets the policy instrument at a level that makes the forecast of the ultimate policy target equal to the target. Where the ultimate policy target is the inflation rate and the instrument is the overnight rate, the targeting rule sets the overnight rate at a level that makes the forecast of the inflation rate equal to the target for the inflation rate. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada To implement such a targeting rule, a central bank must gather and process a large amount of information about … the economy, the way it responds to shocks, and the way it responds to policy. The Bank must then process all this data and come to a judgement about the best level for the policy instrument. The Bank of Canada (along with most other central banks) follows a process that uses a targeting rule. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Hitting the Overnight Rate Target Once an interest rate decision is made, the Bank of Canada achieves its target by using two tools:  Operating band  Open market operations The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Operating Band The operating band is the target overnight rate plus or minus 0.25 percentage points. So the operating band is 0.5 percentage points wide. The Bank creates the operating band by setting: 1. Bank rate, the interest rate that the Bank charges big banks on loans, is set at the target overnight rate plus 0.25 percentage points. 2. Settlement balances rate, the interest rate the Bank pays on reserves, is set at the target overnight rate minus 0.25 percentage points. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Open Market Operations An open market operation is the purchase or sale of government securities by the Bank of Canada from or to a chartered bank or the public. When the Bank buys securities, it pays for them with newly created reserves held by the banks. When the Bank sells securities, they are paid for with reserves held by banks. So open market operations influence banks’ reserves. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Figure 30.3 shows the effects of an open market purchase on the balance sheets of the Bank of Canada and the CIBC. The open market purchase increases bank reserves. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Figure 30.4 shows the effects of an open market sale on the balance sheets of the Bank of Canada and CIBC. The open market sale decreases bank reserves. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Equilibrium in the Market for Reserves Figure 30.5 illustrates the market for reserves. The x-axis measures the quantity of reserves held. The y-axis measures the overnight rate. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Bank rate is set at target overnight loans rate percentage points. Settlement balances rate is set at target overnight loans rate  0.25 percentage points. The blue bar is the Bank’s operating band for the actual overnight loans rate. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The overnight rate cannot exceed bank rate because, if it did, a bank could earn a profit by borrowing from the Bank of Canada and lending to another bank. But all banks can borrow from the Bank of Canada at bank rate, so no bank is willing to pay more than bank rate to borrow reserves. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The overnight rate cannot fall below the settlement balances rate. If it did, a bank could earn a profit by borrowing from another bank and increasing its reserves at the Bank of Canada. But all banks can earn the settlement balances rate, so no bank will lend at a rate below that level. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The banks’ demand for reserves is the curve RD. If the overnight rate equals bank rate, banks are indifferent between borrowing reserves and lending reserves. The demand curve is horizontal at bank rate. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada If the overnight rate equals the settlement balances rate, banks are indifferent between holding reserves and lending reserves. The demand curve is horizontal at the settlement balances rate. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada If the overnight rate lies between bank rate and the settlement balances rate, banks are willing to borrow and lend to one another at the overnight rate. But the overnight rate is the opportunity cost of holding reserves, so the higher the overnight rate, the fewer are the reserves demanded. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The Bank’s open market operations determine the actual quantity of reserves in banking system. Equilibrium in the market for reserves—where the quantity of reserves demanded equals the quantity supplied— determines the overnight rate. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada So the Bank uses open market operations to keep the overnight loans rate on target. The Conduct of Monetary Policy

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Policy Transmission Quick Overview When the Bank of Canada lowers the overnight rate: 1. Other short-term interest rates and the exchange rate fall. 2. The quantity of money and the supply of loanable funds increase. 3. The long-term real interest rate falls. 4. Consumption expenditure, investment, and net exports increase.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada 5. Aggregate demand increases. 6. Real GDP growth and the inflation rate increase. When the Bank of Canada raises the overnight rate, the ripple effects go in the opposite direction. Figure 30.6 provides a schematic summary of these ripple effects, which stretch out over a period of between one and two years. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Interest Rate Changes Figure 30.7 shows the fluctuations in four interest rates:  The overnight rate  The short-term bill rate  The 10-year government bond rate  The long-term corporate bond rate Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Short-term bill rate moves closely to and follows the overnight rate. Long-term rates move in the same direction as the overnight rate but are only loosely connected to the overnight rate. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Exchange Rate Fluctuations The exchange rate responds to changes in the interest rate in Canada relative to the interest rates in other countries—the Canadian interest rate differential. But other factors are also at work, which make the exchange rate hard to predict. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Money and Loans When the Bank lowers the overnight rate, the quantity of money and the quantity of loans increase. Consumption and investment plans change. Long-Term Real Interest Rate Equilibrium in the market for loanable funds determines the long-term real interest rate, which equals the nominal interest rate minus the expected inflation rate. The long-term real interest rate influences expenditure plans. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Expenditure Plans The ripple effects that follow a change in the overnight rate change three components of aggregate expenditure:  Consumption expenditure  Investment  Net exports The change in aggregate expenditure plans changes aggregate demand, real GDP, and the price level, which in turn influence the goal of inflation rate and output gap. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The Bank of Canada Fights Recession If inflation is low and the output gap is negative, the Bank lowers the overnight rate target. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The increase in the supply of money increases the supply of loanable funds in the short-term. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The Bank of Canada Fights High Inflation If inflation is too high and the output gap is positive, the Bank raises the overnight rate target. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada The decrease in the supply of money decreases the supply of loanable funds in the short-term. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Loose Links and Long and Variable Lags Long-term interest rates that influence spending plans are linked loosely to the overnight rate. The response of the real long-term interest rate to a change in the nominal rate depends on how inflation expectations change. The response of expenditure plans to changes in the real interest rate depends on many factors that make the response hard to predict. The monetary policy transmission process is long and drawn out and doesn’t always respond in the same way. Monetary Policy Transmission

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Alternative Monetary Policy Strategies The Bank of Canada might have chosen any of four alternative monetary policy strategies:. The four alternatives are  Overnight rate instrument rule  Monetary base instrument rule  Exchange rate targeting rule  Monetary targeting rule

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Overnight Rate Instrument Rule Calling the overnight rate R, the neutral real overnight rate R*, the inflation rate , the target inflation rate  *, and the output gap (as a percentage of potential GDP), G, the Taylor rule says, set the overnight rate to equal R = R* +  + 0.5(  –  *) + 0.5G. Alternative Monetary Policy Strategies

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Taylor suggests a neutral real overnight rate of 2 percent a year, so if inflation is on target and the output gap is zero (full employment), with a 2 percent inflation target, the overnight rate will be 4 percent. If the Bank of Canada moves the interest rate up and down by less than the Taylor rule moves it. The Bank believes that because it uses much more information than just the current inflation rate and the output gap, it is able to set the overnight rate more intelligently than any simple rule can set it. Alternative Monetary Policy Strategies

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Monetary Base Instrument Rule The McCallum rule makes the growth rate of the monetary base respond to the long-term average growth rate of real GDP and medium-term changes in the velocity of circulation of the monetary base. The rule is based on the quantity theory of money. The McCallum rule does not need an estimate of either the real interest rate or the output gap. The McCallum rule relies on the demand for money and the demand for monetary base being reasonably stable. The Bank believes that these are too unstable to allow a McCallum rule work well. Alternative Monetary Policy Strategies

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Exchange Rate Targeting Rule With a fixed exchange rate, a country has no control over its inflation rate. The Bank could use a crawling peg exchange. The disadvantage rate of a crawling peg to target the inflation rate is that the real exchange rate often changes in unpredictable ways. With crawling peg targeting the inflation rate, the Bank would need to identify changes in the real exchange rate and offset them. Alternative Monetary Policy Strategies

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Money Targeting Rule Friedman’s k-percent rule makes the quantity of money grow at a rate of k percent a year, where k equals the growth rate of potential GDP. Friedman’s idea was tried but abandoned during the 1970s and 1980s. The Bank believes that the demand for money is too unstable to make the use of monetary targeting reliable. Alternative Monetary Policy Strategies

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education Canada Why Rules? Why do all the monetary policy strategies involve rules? Why doesn’t the Bank use discretion? The answer is that monetary policy is about managing inflation expectations. A well-understood monetary policy rule helps to create an environment in which inflation is easier to forecast and manage. Alternative Monetary Policy Strategies