The Fed left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for 3rd straight meeting on Wednesday
All Republican senators voted in favour and Democrats opposed
Middle East conflict exacerbating existing strains on financial markets
The central bank underestimated how persistent inflation would be after the pandemic, senior official acknowledges
Before the war, it was largely expected that the central bank would cut rates
Central banks, investors driven to gold by erratic U.S. policy, geopolitical risk
Trump has repeatedly criticized the Fed for not moving faster to cut rates
Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are set to review CUSMA in July
Rising geopolitical risk threatens to undermine rules-based economic system
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 246.48 points