While acknowledging the economic uncertainty and the evolving Canada-US trade war, the Bank of Canada has opted to hold its key lending rate at 2.75 percent. Vassy Kapelos gathers instant reaction from Pedro Antunes, a Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada.

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