The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25% for the seventh consecutive decision today, as Governor Tiff Macklem warns that high oil prices caused by the war in Iran could be a bigger inflation risk than the U.S. trade war. Vassy Kapelos speaks with RBC Chief Economist Frances Donald.

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