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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates0 c4 i; w% X, t0 z3 w# a) W
1 V( M, o. P' g9 H/ W" ?6 H) mThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.. ?) M, D8 P# H9 N
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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.
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.- ?7 k. [$ s3 E3 p3 `: L
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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.4 R( I. `# d* Y* k* U% @
& v3 K& h2 p/ ~3 D# H0 }. sOn the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.$ g6 {: k; k. m) k; S9 q) E
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