-- 瑞银表示,预计加拿大央行将在周三的政策会议上维持利率不变,并对未来的政策决定保持开放态度。 周五公布的零售销售数据显示,2月份环比增长0.7%,1月份的增幅也从之前的1.1%上调至1.2%,3月份的初值也为0.6%。鉴于这是名义数据,且当月汽油价格飙升,央行对3月份的强劲增长略作调整,但总体而言,这些数据表明加拿大消费者今年开局强劲。 结合上周的数据、疲软的劳动力市场数据以及喜忧参半的通胀形势,瑞银认为加拿大央行有理由暂停政策调整,等待并评估经济前景。 加拿大央行还将于周三发布更新后的货币政策报告(MPR)。 该行预测,在新的货币政策报告中,加拿大央行将下调其对第一季度国内生产总值(GDP)的预测。今年1月,加拿大央行预测第一季度年化增长率为1.8%,但可能对净出口的贡献过于乐观。瑞银预计,经季节性调整后的年化增长率将降至1.5%左右,并下调了2026年全年增长预期十分之一。 然而,加拿大央行可能会通过其他途径提振经济增长,从而抵消年度增长预期受到的冲击。该行预计,今年经济增长的构成将与1月份相比有所变化。 尽管油价冲击对经济增长的全面影响仍不明朗,但它应该会改变经济增长的构成,提振能源出口并抑制消费。瑞银预计2027年GDP增速将与1月份预测的1.5%持平,2028年增速则为1.7%。 加拿大央行在1月份的货币政策报告中上调了对2026年潜在增长的预期,但下调了对2027年潜在增长的预期。该行预测,周三的货币政策报告中,这些预期不会有太大调整,人口增长放缓将对潜在增长构成压力。 瑞银预计,到2028年,加拿大央行对潜在增长的预期范围将略有扩大,人口增长放缓带来的波动幅度将逐渐缩小,而人工智能的普及将可能提高效率。
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