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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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; A$ @% h. [% r0 X& d. \% A' BThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.0 i' b& k4 D" Q$ b
; _. ]" {) e( j( Y& }3 p- O1 }3 FThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.' z- [2 m# L7 J- R$ \
5 C5 S. O- ^, _5 \ |9 xMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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: L0 L% R* ]) jThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.: ~, ^# Y( H( b7 F& c' c& m
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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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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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- p8 O) H8 m: [4 O0 o/ Fhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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