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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates3 j: {" t/ r) h" P
! k8 ]& B% \% ^& ?The Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries. \7 p: R8 A6 y1 |! g8 U* ]3 V
' ]/ m- }; f$ N* sThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.7 I$ t J+ ?. i3 n/ y% i" W
+ V5 O8 {, F! F" |1 {% Q. jMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.5 o8 Y5 `0 s8 ?! L% _% {' E. ]4 o X
, T& O( G2 Q4 l# S4 m. ?8 qThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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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.
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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.1 i5 u% O: `7 D% \8 h0 \6 O! u
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