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加拿大皇家銀行展望下週加拿大央行政策會議

-- 加拿大皇家銀行(RBC)表示,加拿大央行將在下週三的政策會議上維持利率不變。 該行指出,如果政策措詞有所調整,幅度也只會很小,但可能比上次更鷹派。 自上次加拿大央行對經濟成長表示擔憂以來,勞動市場已經穩定,第一季國內生產毛額(GDP)接近預期,商業展望調查的調性略為樂觀,金融環境也有所放鬆。加拿大皇家銀行指出,最新公佈的核心通膨數據在連續四個月維持低點後,目前處於中性水準。 該行仍認為,加拿大央行今年將維持利率不變,升息將在2027年進行。該行表示,升息提前至下半年的風險高於今年降息的可能性(儘管這種風險會緩慢上升)。 對中性利率和潛在GDP成長的年度評估應該不會產生任何影響,加拿大皇家銀行的預期也不會改變。 目前對 2026 年加息一次的定價約為“合理”,該銀行懷疑,即使加拿大央行的立場略微鷹派一些,如果沒有油價飆升或經濟數據走強,加拿大能否恢復到 1.5 次以上的加息幅度。

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