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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates3 v) K8 a+ i; H* ^* C
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The Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries., S$ B* o5 {9 t' |- @
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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.# T0 i' ]5 }0 W' F& E9 c
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' J' M4 {' u" } ?4 G: QThe 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.
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On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.* I$ C- P( F) i
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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