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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates6 J2 U$ u7 @0 w, @) ~
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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.* ~+ w2 u3 x$ i' j- U8 M2 I; b
( n6 {3 q+ h i6 r kThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.# t* g& h9 b' p
; o2 n3 `4 w! E: ~ ~# cMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.3 g6 Y( {; k: W0 t9 h
$ S, j4 B) ?3 J0 B" l- Q6 hThe 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 O* _( W( Q% w: @" q7 @$ S( F/ U
7 U9 ], r C5 h) ?5 iOn the other hand, inflation pressures are building, with oil topping at a record $139 US a barrel last week. Food prices also took a big jump in April.4 Q( _8 k0 R. W3 i. D! F- M! u9 N4 q
, r& \8 z+ Z$ g1 n$ phttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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