Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 0.5%

Wed, Apr 13: Despite a slightly higher loonie, the Bank of Canada has decided to keep its key interest rate at 0.5 per cent. But as Jacques Bourbeau reports, that optimism isn’t rubbing off on the government.

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