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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates; a( G% b- t l. ~" J
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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.; p3 F! F; C+ ~) \
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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." p5 H+ @, z: R, ^6 k* V9 @
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.1 @; ~/ E2 j2 ]# o( z% N. `7 k
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.6 s7 C* E2 [3 R c& l
; Y" ~2 r' p3 v$ r: V$ DThe 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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3 Z# `+ l. \' E- o" _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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