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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates z3 [( ~9 A b0 F# z
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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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* F" [9 s4 {# O, p+ B$ \' HThe 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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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.# k+ _/ B9 m: O3 n2 T) ?
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.$ L: I" j5 x7 O4 n
: i% z" g0 ]" U0 ^% E4 uThe 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 $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.3 F$ ~( V; O4 ?) c: i
* Y. L, {. h: Y8 \3 `http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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