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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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9 O% p' T: u. s# V/ dThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.1 b6 N* C9 {* @! b: i- M, E
" Y$ ]% Y; f5 h s z9 C1 n. \The central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent. [4 d2 P6 v M" N" s
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.5 @* q& `: L% l; ^; P" c
* J/ ~( x& w, o$ `The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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* p2 e" M+ M0 h' _3 V4 PThe 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. h) |: @4 e& c. {* W
, \+ d# l, V9 y" Y- g: f1 hOn 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.5 a3 {' G% W9 [2 i L2 o# j
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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