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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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& T0 A9 ]& {2 Y' M9 r9 KThe 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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; t C2 ^8 ]! ~* p7 @; PThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.- b/ y. E# L8 `0 T
1 B7 O* C- |3 D; V( z" ~6 UMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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# R- {! k" @* DThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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- L# k, V" B/ l5 m8 M% [6 SThe 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 $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.
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4 E$ P ?- U1 _8 R; e4 i' Qhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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