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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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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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. m$ a9 a. f) d3 N9 uThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.) V* W4 R M; S: {" d$ Q
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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; c" ]- Z6 V6 n' f1 C6 [: [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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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.
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+ `0 |/ b( R6 z9 yhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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