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加拿大皇家银行展望下周加拿大央行政策会议

-- 加拿大皇家银行(RBC)表示,加拿大央行将在下周三的政策会议上维持利率不变。 该行指出,如果政策措辞有所调整,幅度也只会很小,但可能比上次更加鹰派。 自上次加拿大央行对经济增长表示担忧以来,劳动力市场已经企稳,第一季度国内生产总值(GDP)接近预期,商业展望调查的基调略微乐观,金融环境也有所放松。加拿大皇家银行指出,最新公布的核心通胀数据在连续四个月保持低位后,目前处于中性水平。 该行仍然认为,加拿大央行今年将维持利率不变,加息将在2027年进行。该行表示,加息提前至下半年的风险高于今年降息的可能性(尽管这种风险会缓慢上升)。 对中性利率和潜在GDP增长的年度评估应该不会产生任何影响,加拿大皇家银行的预期也不会改变。 目前对 2026 年加息一次的定价约为“合理”,该银行怀疑,即使加拿大央行的立场略微鹰派一些,如果没有油价飙升或经济数据走强,加拿大能否恢复到 1.5 次以上的加息幅度。

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