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September 2026

Line chart showing Brent crude climbing 4.5% to $95.70 after a U.S. strike near the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude closed at $95.70 on September 2, up 4.5% over two sessions, after the U.S.

Brent Crude Rallies 4.5% After U.S. Strike on Iran's Larak Island

September 2, 2026

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Line chart tracking the Bank of Canada's policy rate holding at 2.25% through its seventh straight decision.

The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its policy rate at 2.25% today, a seventh straight hold.

Bank of Canada Holds at 2.25% for a Seventh Straight Decision

September 2, 2026

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Bar chart showing Canada's September 8 counter-tariff rates reaching 50% on selected U.S. import lines.

Canada's counter-tariffs take effect September 8, applying rates as high as 50% to roughly $27.6 billion of U.S.

Canada's September 8 Counter-Tariffs Reach 50% on Selected U.S. Import Lines

September 2, 2026

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Line chart showing gold's spot price falling 1.9% to $4,365.97 during its late-August reversal.

Gold's spot price closed at $4,365.97 on September 1, down 1.9% and capping a round trip from an August 25 peak near $4,658.59.

Gold's Spot Price Pulls Back 1.9% After an Attention-Driven August Surge

September 2, 2026

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Bar chart comparing same-session percentage moves across the TSX, US indexes, the Canadian dollar, gold and WTI crude.

WTI crude settled up 2.6% Tuesday, the outlier in a broad cross-asset selloff tied to a worldwide sovereign bond rout that pushed yields higher everywhere at once.

Oil Rallies While the TSX and Loonie Fall in a Global Bond Selloff

September 1, 2026

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Line chart tracking the Government of Canada 10-year bond yield rising to its highest close since early August 2026.

The Government of Canada 10-year bond yield closed at 3.75% Tuesday, its highest level since early August, as a worldwide sovereign bond…

Government of Canada 10-Year Yield Hits Highest Close Since Early August

September 1, 2026

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Line chart of the TSX composite index's daily close through August 2026, showing a sharp drop on the final session.

The TSX composite fell 373 points, or 1.0%, to 36,180.72 Monday as renewed US-Iran fighting sent oil higher and dragged industrial,…

The TSX Fell 373 Points Monday as the Energy Trade Couldn't Offset the Rest of the Tape

September 1, 2026

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Line chart of WTI crude oil daily closing prices through August and into September 2026 amid Strait of Hormuz tensions.

WTI crude rose 2.3% Tuesday to $87.75 a barrel after two tankers were struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz late Monday, the first direct US-Iran exchange in over a month.

Iran's Renewed Strikes Put a Second Hormuz Oil Shock Back on the Table

September 1, 2026

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Step chart tracking the Bank of Canada overnight policy rate from 5 percent down to 2.25 percent since early 2024.

The Bank of Canada is expected to hold its policy rate at 2.25% for a seventh straight decision, based on all 35 economists in a Reuters…

The Bank of Canada Is Set to Hold for a Seventh Straight Meeting, and Neither Side of Its Mandate Agrees It Should

September 1, 2026

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Line chart showing the CRA prescribed interest rate for family and shareholder loans holding at 3 percent through 2026.

The CRA has confirmed the prescribed rate for family and shareholder loans holds at 3% for the fourth quarter of 2026, the sixth straight…

CRA Holds the Prescribed Rate at 3% for a Sixth Straight Quarter

September 1, 2026

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Bar chart comparing panic-selling rates during market drops between millennials and boomers, based on 2026 retirement research.

Millennials pulled money out of investments during market drops at a 67% rate in Allianz Life's 2026 Annual Retirement Study, versus just 8% for boomers.

Why Millennials Panic-Sell Eight Times More Than Boomers

September 1, 2026

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