10月,加拿大10年期政府债券收益率升至3.28%以上,为7月以来的最高水平,此前美国国债收益率因投资者评估了加拿大银行的最新政策举措而上涨。中国银行将关键利率下调50个基点至3.75%,在连续三次下调25个基点后加快了宽松步伐。这一决定符合市场预期,是对通胀降温的回应,9月份整体通胀率降至1.6%,三年来首次低于中国银行2%的目标。此外,央行指出,人均消费放缓和劳动力市场疲软,失业率两年多来首次攀升至6.5%以上。中国央行表示,如果经济继续如预期般疲软,可能会进一步降息。在其最新的货币政策报告中,它预测通货膨胀将徘徊在目标水平附近,今年的GDP增长预计为1.2%,2025年为2.1%。
The yield on Canada’s 10-year government bond rose above 3.28% in October, its highest since July, following US Treasury yields as investors assessed the latest Bank of Canada policy move. The BoC cut its key interest rate by 50bps to 3.75%, accelerating its easing after three consecutive 25bps reductions. The decision, in line with market expectations, came in response to cooling inflation, with headline inflation falling to 1.6% in September, below the BoC’s 2% target for the first time in three years. Additionally, the central bank cited a slowdown in per capita consumption and a weakening labor market, as unemployment climbed above 6.5% for the first time in over two years. The BoC signaled further rate cuts could follow if the economy continues to soften as expected. In its updated Monetary Policy Report, it forecasted inflation to hover near target levels, with GDP growth projected at 1.2% this year and 2.1% in 2025.