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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates/ v3 J, C9 b3 B; k* e4 [. k _
- h& i$ q6 W! C0 q2 O) ~9 `The Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.
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The 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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& i5 Z' x. [( _! ]' [0 CMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point., P2 w2 m; N. H" E" Z! Z+ [% |; g! @& `
1 o/ @# H( t3 V/ O% U7 OThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.; A4 U4 R. d* C- z
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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 $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.% _5 J# A, t x
4 ^5 t$ b) R. e" [% j: f5 o8 khttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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