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: A, R h) R1 I( V5 l! _' HThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.
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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.6 q1 k6 Q! l% G1 m5 Y0 P
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The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions.
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% E! U2 \: U8 SThe 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." R1 N: U L" }( n4 d) L
2 {9 r" [) z7 Z6 u' `# Fhttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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