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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates1 r* }' \5 [8 T' w- f+ \+ Q. H. S
; m; x8 Z- Y+ S2 f/ VThe 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.5 j4 V. k+ @; I' z" t
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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.; }) b8 [6 X* G( Q! K
+ W- Q9 i" z7 {1 I5 C" oThe 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.. W- B5 I; q- o4 i6 z
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On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.- s5 L: X* q" _* s$ _, _
) h. T. T# ~% {http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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