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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.- [- W) A2 G' z! a' a9 @
5 K3 ?9 ]( ^$ F1 hThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent./ T D; B) i' v# ~3 D, q
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.7 n2 S3 v: [5 \, d. o0 N
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.5 H- h' Y$ }, H- ~: W8 L% J
( @% i6 }7 v H# j4 WThe 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.3 l+ m: D, R" o% V! c1 O8 p0 @
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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