The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday that it will increase its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point, taking a larger than expected hike to tame decades-high levels of inflation. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem addressed the decision during a press conference Wednesday morning.
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