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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates3 f: V1 e1 k* Z' r( ~$ n
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The 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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7 V2 N. L& e! p _5 jThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.7 |# K; j/ j: P0 o5 ^# }
( R7 j: Y u5 Y* b/ \Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.% _6 `, L- J2 A8 y% r0 L0 \
% X% u. ` v1 |The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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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.2 l' B: |0 c- ^
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On 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.! D( r0 W3 ~) c8 i' F7 X9 O
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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