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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates- a0 n' e1 e4 h& G4 {
! w5 P9 p# ?" L& AThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries., i9 Q4 r# M; |! ?7 U
! }3 z) k% e9 L( y* aThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.. y8 ~( U/ t. O- V* C
3 W$ B8 k. n8 g2 O0 @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.% a: {8 [4 o: C& j0 f! }2 ~
' m9 C. C8 c7 N5 e9 XThe 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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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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