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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates0 v% T j6 P. B, J- D+ W. ^
* p) c% M) J8 K0 z# G3 bThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.# p! b' b8 P6 \3 c& e @. @0 o' N* d
5 i! q, @0 y4 F5 [% P) I7 k- SThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.4 W0 N1 {9 x& o! D2 ^$ \% J8 x3 m
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.+ K4 Y J6 T. l
' U$ Y9 m2 Z2 s' J; b* E1 u4 qThe Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.+ a2 | }1 x- J$ ~2 j
P w- M+ X& p) x! d4 yThe 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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