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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates' H- U( {1 |( G- y) P# ?9 M
" ~# p# @9 |/ c+ S# _# |- A; j" TThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.' g, C/ O a3 _" X4 ^+ \
% z- ^6 U, N1 u6 kThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent. [: u. a+ r/ v$ w
+ X4 `8 ?- j/ d' z5 jMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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, g9 t6 X p' \: d' K# X+ j( dThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.9 `6 x- e/ O5 ?
8 O4 M" X' }2 _( _; J8 OThe 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.: E2 |. l2 z' Z' L+ W( d: d: L6 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.
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0 { R) ?' O3 W% h! N. ~http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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