 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
周二没降息
Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates& ]* z- f7 t. s8 N+ R
( i' h% `3 m. d! n# F7 ^
The Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.
/ _1 x) N! I; B
8 \/ Y' O! C5 J! v( Q# qThe central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.
9 H. h: |0 C' ^& e- T) D. t; {
3 b. c/ L' @. sMany economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.+ |9 S, [" F$ o; h: r/ s+ F1 i
; Y+ U0 l( y! N4 U6 m- N
The Bank of Canada is currently grappling with mixed signals — a slowing economy and inflation tensions., V$ d8 z5 N4 z. B4 [* d+ y
! N; g. u, s% {8 j( [1 O% |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.
- t# Y6 s8 U/ j) `- Q f ~, J t' S
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.
( Q! e/ Y+ K J* q& P0 R, f0 a n- ]0 L! R* J
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
|