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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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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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3 [ R( v$ }( _! G- n; JThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.2 Q4 u. w# U& Y* w$ Y
4 K3 P# S$ M! s- H6 y8 I" A, PMany 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.
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! X% r5 n8 @" P4 xThe 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 $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.7 H$ X' e# J! W/ S
3 N6 j* T f4 Mhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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