-- 加拿大央行周三维持政策利率在2.25%不变,符合市场预期。但荷兰国际集团(ING)指出,与市场预期相比,央行声明的整体基调略显鸽派。 加拿大央行承认能源价格上涨对整体通胀和通胀预期造成了影响。央行行长蒂夫·麦克勒姆(Tiff Macklem)表示,如果油价长期维持在高位,可能需要加息。 然而,加拿大央行也强调核心通胀表现良好,消费者价格指数(CPI)中高于目标水平的组成部分比例有所下降。 与此同时,就业市场依然疲软,受美国关税影响的行业招聘疲软,就业岗位流失严重。经济增长预期依然温和,预计今年国内生产总值(GDP)增长1.2%,2027年为1.6%,2028年为1.7%。2027年和2028年的预测值比市场普遍预期低0.1个百分点。 尽管能源价格上涨对加拿大经济有利(毕竟加拿大是石油和天然气的主要净生产国),但贸易政策持续的不确定性仍然抑制着市场情绪。加拿大、美国和墨西哥之间的《美墨加协定》(CUSMA)即将接受评估,而美国有可能进一步向贸易伙伴施压,这促使加拿大央行行长麦克勒姆警告称,如果出现对加拿大不利的重大规则变更,则可能需要降息。 荷兰国际集团(ING)指出,因此,加拿大央行似乎正在采取一定的对冲策略。目前,加拿大央行准备“忽略战争对通胀的直接影响”。假设油价下跌,且美国关税保持不变,“维持在接近当前水平的政策利率是合适的”。 上行风险源于长期高企的通胀成本,这将逐步推高物价;下行风险则来自与美国的贸易限制加剧。 荷兰国际集团(ING)的基本预期是,中东局势将逐步缓和。ING预计,未来几个月内,霍尔木兹海峡的油轮通行将缓慢恢复,能源价格也将开始回落。 该行还预测,美墨加协定(CUSMA)的谈判可能会陷入僵局,给经济蒙上不确定性的阴影,并对就业市场造成压力。 在此情况下,ING继续维持政策利率在年底前保持稳定。
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