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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates
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6 A3 @0 n) k: G- y- SThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.; V8 g" R H+ t+ g) G. e( W
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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.
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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1 U; ?- N4 } P y6 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.4 O2 y0 Y. V9 L4 i1 C
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On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April." b$ H; c- F3 _! @7 B
T9 q6 E, {( H0 r& }http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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