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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates* Y4 \( B* I- |' L! J
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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.
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: m: x6 k0 Y7 U. E# r# w5 u$ A8 ^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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$ }0 J, h h2 D4 i: L! I& j9 t6 dMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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/ ^" f/ F* c* zThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.1 K4 G# p4 u$ a/ b4 X- S) M, n
. Z* b6 A- u% [$ G2 [3 H4 ~; O& w$ ZThe 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.. E" z. ~- s+ Q0 ]5 j
8 l- S+ t* T; w% O0 Whttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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