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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates3 {6 Z/ c/ z- E. H: ]% O0 b
( R/ l# c# C" y% nThe 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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4 B- ]4 \/ q6 e: D( YThe 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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9 ~5 e9 s1 {4 F% U0 ^, k- D, @- rMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.# ^, H2 r0 X5 t7 U0 q
7 `7 X2 \+ r$ Q4 NThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.8 S. c: s. A5 C8 I
6 M6 u& Y- m+ a6 SThe 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.9 b! I/ J6 c1 ^4 T. t. A {$ M; ?
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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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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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