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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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+ [) D" [2 g( n; s. QThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.! e4 M7 [1 F/ x0 Y$ q8 V* m7 D7 \
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.' b9 P) L0 Z9 g# U* T/ ]
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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.5 o+ q9 `9 M# N }: U$ E
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On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.1 I& B9 i" [$ E1 H I
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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