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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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The central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.! ]5 k! ]" C3 i( r1 @9 L u' X8 R
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.$ I6 y/ D8 x4 X% ]6 _# D/ N
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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.
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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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5 y7 P5 F+ M; w! q2 k& Whttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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