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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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8 p4 `. y6 e+ v, d' y1 rThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.; _9 n1 `8 P, W
4 S: \2 Q! z f) N; z& }* t# JThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.! E# G- F5 j5 Q2 i
. w7 A. l4 z& F, {; ?- PThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.& i: t; W; ^ Q/ }
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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) |7 A: M2 D* F
1 e3 V% {8 n+ ] h6 P0 P% F4 S4 oOn 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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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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