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Bank of Canada holds line on interest rates1 k* u6 c3 q2 [ G, p/ e1 ~+ E/ `
/ ?8 g. H" \. H* R6 X) F, r" _6 nThe Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise on Tuesday as it left a key interest rate unchanged amid inflation worries.4 u# f* D5 G! i [9 A* g8 A! a
" q% Z7 k) ?& C) e: u- B2 J! Z2 ?The central bank left the overnight rate — what the country's big banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady at three per cent.: E- }: |9 s8 o% b
7 b% ]. P9 o5 @+ iMany 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.( |& y) f0 | w3 A+ z
- ?9 @4 ^' o4 K( a* r, ?# Y* kThe 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., O& w8 U( S \+ q7 v |- K1 U
/ ~7 e& G& _: r! ohttp://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/10/bankdecisionrate.html |
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