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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates C" ]2 l8 ~ V6 q% c1 U
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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.- Y5 B2 M! Y3 D( s% x& V. |0 X1 n 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., |8 y2 Y# z9 x7 U* c! O
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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1 N5 [ d0 |3 Q. ?3 z( a6 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., z- v7 f5 g: j7 H& Z& s
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On the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.6 e2 C$ _0 V3 e$ {$ y$ w/ H0 v
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http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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