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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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+ N' x& F7 E9 v' XThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.$ @; o+ L+ `2 i3 l+ Z: _
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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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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point." q& i3 t$ G1 q% i' j' y
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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.6 b2 n" ` G# x7 L4 Y
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On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.$ [$ Z! q& f( G) i5 @3 p
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