Toronto, Canada, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - Canada central bank holds key lending rate at 2.25%, warns of war 'volatility'

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2026-03-18

Canada's central bank held its key lending rate at 2.25 percent on Wednesday and said it was watching for an inflation spike caused by higher energy prices triggered by the Middle East war. "The war in the Middle East has increased volatility in global energy prices and financial markets, and heightened the risks to the global economy. The breadth and duration of the conflict, and hence its economic impacts, are highly uncertain," the Bank of Can......

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