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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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9 V7 l/ P( z1 e8 FThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.3 V" z* _. l& k2 q& ]' s
) S$ \; R9 i* D! y, ] \The central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent., O; f5 z0 J5 s( R9 D$ A* R
1 r" x% y* y! IMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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9 T* |/ G- y) n, `" @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.. d" s! V8 _% C7 T& ~
( l+ \" G) t# K4 U& UOn 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.& z- j. f- H+ c9 H* y2 K
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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