The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its overnight rate at 2.25% on Wednesday — a pause that would mark the sixth consecutive meeting with no change. Economists point to the same two culprits keeping Governor Tiff Macklem cautious: the renewed conflict in the Middle East and the lingering drag of U.S. tariffs on Canada. For anyone hoping mortgage rates would drop this summer, that signal is a splash of cold water.

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