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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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" m( l4 U3 |+ DThe 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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; z, D9 {' X9 L2 K9 _8 Q; F6 pThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions., }! D0 q$ V+ I: 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.2 T, h9 h1 o9 ]8 I% Z. ^& [0 f
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On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.2 O' R; ?' o Y( }5 N4 z. X' L9 Q$ L
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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