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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates. k9 x. H- D/ S* y' E/ S! t8 Z
) ?2 B d& @+ Q! p7 ]1 R' SThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.4 s5 v: Z4 @: }0 A% }7 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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$ P3 x8 z/ l; m/ Q( SMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.0 Z% ]- `+ H, _2 Y' w$ ?4 {
8 r& e) `( G+ ]2 N5 L+ Y) bThe 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.& g$ g6 V7 u8 ?) U4 \; n
% G* {2 u9 N8 U9 |( x) \On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.$ l4 e' N' r6 K' _! K; X ^' ~5 `
, p" A; T/ S( v" V% Whttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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