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[^3]\n\nThe Bank of Canada kept its key policy rate on hold at 2.25% as widely expected. [^4]\n\nThe Canadian dollar traded 0.4% higher at 1.3840 per U.S. dollar on Wednesday, recovering from a low of 1.3939. [^5]\n\nBank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem unveiled a new 20-dollar banknote featuring King Charles III at a ceremony in Ottawa, Canada. [^6]\n\nThe new 20-dollar banknote is the first Canadian banknote to feature King Charles III's portrait, and the first time a new monarch has appeared on Canadian currency in over 70 years. [^7]\n\nA breakdown in trade negotiations with Washington last month, a new wave of American tariffs, and Ottawa's threat to retaliate have added to uncertainty about the Canadian economy. [^8]\n\nGovernor Tiff Macklem led the decision to keep borrowing costs stable while assessing the uncertainty caused by escalating tariff disputes between Canada and the United States. [^9]\n\nThe Canadian government announced retaliatory measures effective September 8 targeting hundreds of US articles. [^10]\n\nThe Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on hundreds of Canadian products. [^11]\n\nGovernor Tiff Macklem stated that new tariffs imposed by Washington on Canadian exports and retaliatory taxes announced by Ottawa have increased uncertainty about the continuity of the country's economic recovery. 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