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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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7 D; [. y: ]; B0 yThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.
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8 C0 D2 u. I Q" }1 t9 n: }5 kThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.! F; K. M& j9 r9 v2 r
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.: A9 [3 L( q# ?& f4 U
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.4 I8 _+ Q" x) O! i
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The country's GDP unexpectedly contracted by 0.3 per cent annualized in the first quarter. Housing is cooling, last month's job-creation figures were the lowest this year and a couple of recent surveys show consumer confidence in Canada has fallen to a six-year low.
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! k2 z2 G7 i; Y3 L( @0 {/ c% tOn the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.0 ~0 Q; r9 L0 v0 `" }7 f
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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