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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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+ ~( a. G' k" D5 c) [The 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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! \+ [$ x; L1 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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/ |* [# f' p2 x( N0 q/ m5 NMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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' x7 M, L4 w: f& UThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.2 s2 A6 D+ `) o% N+ `* j& D3 E
9 g; W$ R3 I, X- l8 JThe 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.+ f, p" o9 y+ o2 t
0 h7 h3 w+ v- g0 x" _http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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