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7 U8 v0 e9 e6 ~8 X+ p% XThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.7 L8 u+ Q1 g2 Z& ?0 g4 F+ A1 T
' Y2 I$ \& e/ u" yThe 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.
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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.& p+ ]8 g0 ]) b7 @0 [& A- m& k7 Y
2 r- e. K: |& k& E- P0 tOn the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.
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, ]: z# v! d2 _9 f1 M" j q$ ghttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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