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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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9 F: L- y8 J- S2 p% b& MThe 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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6 q& i# R: A" C7 j0 V/ l/ hThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.0 \. P( t8 V' g3 E6 F
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.+ m$ E [7 ?! k: Z* a% h
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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" s" s% Q6 E# V4 d8 j2 c7 NThe 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.8 p, ^/ h# o9 P6 o. o
- S1 n3 T$ d/ U6 q, Q4 XOn 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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