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2 t6 k5 n0 d8 |7 i7 m' DThe 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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$ e! S% x9 q! w. E GThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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, k) n n2 M& R0 L8 @' Y2 w9 eThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.2 p2 F! J- R: e
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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.. \0 O1 L) ?8 j B# S$ ^% W% ~# V" g
4 A+ T4 r- b' n$ 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." _: U7 U3 ?# o/ M+ Y+ f% F9 ^" }
4 \% U) e! h9 D2 z% u/ b5 d, Uhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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