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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates. ^8 W* q$ N& O1 C
' \% V( g7 ?- w6 H$ B, SThe 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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1 m9 v: C0 T0 u4 e7 wThe 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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( i$ U l* l1 k- ]+ m4 HMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.9 ]4 S; s9 u, P
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The 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.# w& Q$ ^( f5 ^& P. a3 M4 F
y4 e: T+ ~1 b3 t, ~) R3 m; @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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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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