-- 瑞銀表示,預計加拿大央行將在周三的政策會議上維持利率不變,並對未來的政策決定保持開放態度。 週五公佈的零售銷售數據顯示,2月季增0.7%,1月的增幅也從先前的1.1%上調至1.2%,3月的初值也為0.6%。鑑於這是名目數據,且當月汽油價格飆升,央行對3月份的強勁成長略作調整,但總體而言,這些數據顯示加拿大消費者今年開局強勁。 結合上週的數據、疲軟的勞動力市場數據以及喜憂參半的通膨形勢,瑞銀認為加拿大央行有理由暫停政策調整,等待並評估經濟前景。 加拿大央行也將於週三發布更新後的貨幣政策報告(MPR)。 該行預測,在新的貨幣政策報告中,加拿大央行將下調第一季國內生產毛額(GDP)的預測。今年1月,加拿大央行預測第一季年化成長率為1.8%,但可能對淨出口的貢獻過於樂觀。瑞銀預計,經季節性調整後的年化成長率將降至1.5%左右,並下調了2026年全年成長預期十分之一。 然而,加拿大央行可能會透過其他途徑提振經濟成長,從而抵消年度成長預期受到的衝擊。該行預計,今年經濟成長的組成將與1月相比有所變化。 儘管油價衝擊對經濟成長的全面影響仍不明朗,但它應該會改變經濟成長的組成,提振能源出口並抑制消費。瑞銀預計2027年GDP成長將與1月預測的1.5%持平,2028年成長速度則為1.7%。 加拿大央行在1月的貨幣政策報告中上調了對2026年潛在成長的預期,但下調了對2027年潛在成長的預期。該行預測,週三的貨幣政策報告中,這些預期不會有太大調整,人口成長放緩將對潛在成長構成壓力。 瑞銀預計,到2028年,加拿大央行對潛在成長的預期範圍將略有擴大,人口成長放緩帶來的波動幅度將逐漸縮小,而人工智慧的普及將可能提高效率。
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