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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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3 U( u; a5 r7 w3 xThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.* |" t! R5 H2 w
" M! g% w5 V+ FThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.& g( \/ A1 I: Q9 {
% n+ x7 Q3 w8 Z, M( ^6 @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.
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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.+ f6 e" F2 S' u* P: {
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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