Bank of Canada would lean to rate cuts if not for the Iran war, says CIBC’s Benjamin Tal

The Bank of Canada held interest rates at 2.25 per cent for the third consecutive time on March 19, 2026.

Benjamin Tal

, deputy chief economist at

CIBC

World Markets, talks to Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the

Bank of Canada

‘s latest

interest rate

decision and what’s next for

inflation

and trade talks.

• Email: lharapyn@postmedia.com