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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates4 Z( H z5 }. d4 C* l. _0 }
0 v" m. [9 g: C% KThe 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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8 W% ]2 b/ ]- V: g$ l$ ~& xThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.% }6 J, `1 ]* W) N/ V, n
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.( @$ I# r, Z9 H7 A$ `# g0 \4 U
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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6 F7 ^/ A8 w- c3 cThe 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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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.! e2 I( p4 z' e. N
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