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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates, W$ r; P5 w6 F2 H, ?- s! ^% h
* t' Q, }( c* c. tThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.6 P5 t( Q3 i! }
# Z. |/ x. Z; `) GThe 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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+ P' y- m7 M/ `9 E0 W. E. {* h4 g% zMany 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." W- A: W! ~3 V; v
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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.2 q% U3 @) z# I7 D; N. Q6 K8 m& x
- e0 }9 K! D; \+ Yhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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