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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates7 h) u$ W& B( {( W7 c
( ^" K/ g3 E6 E |4 O; P9 I6 @The Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.7 o0 V: O! F! B/ l. q
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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.4 n' N5 D, u0 A; f8 W
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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.: f+ G# W& i( ~" H
9 o" h) Q. H+ w" b: w7 S* K( J/ ZThe 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.+ {' |( Q0 c: [* j, M9 m9 X
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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.* V8 Y* m) b& W5 ?: U
# g3 J: ^: T+ s7 |+ m" _http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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