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Line chart tracking the market-implied probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike at the September meeting.

The Federal Reserve held its policy rate at 3.5 to 3.75 percent Wednesday, but three of twelve voting members dissented in favor of a hike, the most dissents on a single decision since 2016. Expectations for a larger half-point move have largely disappeared even as odds of some hike climbed, and the 30-year US Treasury yield touched its highest level since 2007. The Bank of Canada does not meet again until September 2, leaving five weeks in which the Fed's repricing moves Canadian borrowing costs on its own.

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Bar chart showing nine of twelve Federal Reserve officials favouring interest rate hikes in June 2026.

Minutes from the June 16 to 17 Federal Reserve meeting, the first chaired by Kevin Warsh, showed nine of twelve officials favouring higher…

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Line chart showing the Government of Canada five-year bond yield climbing through August and September.

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The Bond Market Already Moved Before the Bank of Canada Has To

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Line chart of the TSX Composite over the week the Fed hiked rates and the Bank of Canada held.

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The Week the Bank of Canada's Own Rate Stopped Setting Canadian Borrowing Costs

September 19, 2026

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Line chart showing the gap between Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve policy rates narrowing from 250 to 150 basis points.

The gap between the Bank of Canada's and the US Federal Reserve's policy rates has narrowed sharply since January 2025, as the two central…

The BoC and the Fed Have Stopped Moving Together, and Oil Is the Reason Why

September 11, 2026

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Line chart tracking the market-implied probability the US Federal Reserve holds rates steady in September 2026.

Market-implied odds that the US Federal Reserve holds its benchmark rate steady in September rose to about 60%, up from roughly one in three a week earlier.

The Fed's Three Dissenters Wanted a Hike. Canada's Data Made Their Case, America's Broke It.

August 10, 2026

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Line chart tracking implied odds of a Fed rate hike alongside WTI crude oil prices from July 15 to July 28, 2026.

Markets still see a meaningful chance of a US interest rate hike this week, even though oil, a key driver of the recent inflation scare,…

Fed Hike Odds Have Barely Moved Even as Oil Fell 12%. Here Is Why That Gap Matters.

July 28, 2026

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