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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates. u8 n+ C* v. i8 N8 e
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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.: X, G! e+ L9 P9 n
* y1 p% e% m- j- h6 P- WThe 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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4 ]( H! H# J3 H) C# C7 wMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.+ x% A. Q4 T& J
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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.- m T8 o) ~; C9 f# q' ^
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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.9 g* U& L, d: ]3 J/ a8 ], E
" r- t7 q5 U& k8 m# V5 ]http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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