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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates d7 V8 U" r7 C7 H' ]
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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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The central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.( q) n6 N0 _ n! n4 J! g
5 K) R% t8 N! M0 f+ k2 \$ bMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.+ s+ @* q. G* S' `: C9 r
: |6 A3 n2 I3 DThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.6 {! R( X$ p9 ? }* K
& y( Y. P$ t+ M' bThe 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.' T/ H5 b% B/ P4 d5 l: |8 F' g+ i2 B
, {; e, ?, i- @* @6 jhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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