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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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- G/ U& W2 v- d% c- a0 G% P3 RThe 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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, J. w3 h, S' xThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent." p8 C' p# a2 u3 m4 k- Y
8 @: B3 `& j- @1 M) Q: TMany 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.% c+ o G9 t* u9 O4 }/ s! G4 I
' G- q) F4 b; x! YThe 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.3 I& e+ P! a! Q* c& ?$ B+ c4 }9 H
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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.! ]' y4 b, Y# f5 x. P
, n# I9 x) N7 E7 Khttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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