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Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady in wake of the Canadian dollars surge against the US dollar

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The recent rise in the Canadian dollar has put a large amount of pressure on exporters in the country as the price of their goods become less competitive. As Canada counts on exports to maintain it balance of trade surplus and buoy its economy this has serious consequence for the country.

The BOC announced today that the overnight lending rate will remain at 2.75%. As the Canadian economy is showing signs of recovery it's no surprise that the interest rate stayed firm. Many exporters had hoped for a reduction on the borrowing rate to help put downward pressure on the Canadian dollar.

Over the last year many benchmark currencies such as the CAD dollar, the Euro and the Yen have all grown stronger against the US dollar as the economy of the United States had shown little sign of a quick recovery.

According to it's March 19 press release the U.S. Trade Representative submitted the proposal to the WTO Rules Negotiating Group to cover a range trade practices including dumping as well as subsidies.