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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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) w6 a! C6 X w* b. ]3 FThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.( R+ j1 ^* n) k7 g% Q/ L* |& s
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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.
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# F6 M, ^- C% SMany 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.
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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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) ] D. G l. x1 qOn 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.6 }* j; d+ y# `* Y
+ s. y+ O0 E7 k. [& M# Shttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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