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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates% E( g' d7 J; _/ }) {. [0 a
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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., a7 `/ M! i8 R* R6 w5 }8 O
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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.7 W% g% y5 [4 P+ @! b% r" [+ j m
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Many 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.% m- v$ e8 Q9 g* e
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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.
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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