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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates( S7 ~. W$ B, t1 [3 P; ~8 \" r
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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.
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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.# T, u$ i, r, D+ A
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Many economists had forecast a cut of a quarter of a percentage point.3 o" ^/ r, w7 S
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The 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.: a7 i/ b! |" O5 K8 h
4 x+ B% E/ ^/ R8 \" cOn 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.; E% A9 X# ]5 Z" Q6 @2 U
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