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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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9 f+ F; k% s) B, e5 Z7 GThe 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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6 v" d9 k# Q' r* i# iThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.6 E1 k1 H4 m* U/ h- q
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Many 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.& a- P f( ~/ h& ]: s! K9 G
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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.# H) g- E4 j9 ?/ D
5 n2 R9 p8 C$ _! X5 i9 }On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.$ O& e1 U$ O S% Q- h2 l
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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