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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates" l0 h1 F, L& J& }
0 r! H% q; ~: V) ~The Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries. x( F+ b- y3 ~1 P# f% N
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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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1 j G9 m0 _' r3 yMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.4 I# c# |. O# P1 k% T7 ?7 e
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.( E5 A7 y; q! L% k1 v" |5 x) c
) A9 X& N# p8 G; 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., g, c/ N% \ x! G
/ b& V8 ]2 d1 T4 N! ^; g7 dOn 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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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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