Rising bond yields and a deal-driven drop in Canada's largest oil sands name pushed the S&P/TSX Composite to 35,445.54 on ordinary volume.

The Government of Canada 2-year yield closed near 3.26% on October 1 against a 2.25% policy rate held for seven straight decisions, and traders priced an October hike near a coin flip in mid-September.

The 12 best 5-year GIC rates sit between 4.17% and 4.45% against a Government of Canada 5-year yield of 3.60%, and the same rise in yields has opened a year-end loss-selling window.

The Government of Canada five-year yield has climbed nearly half a point since late August. August CPI shows why the Bank of Canada cannot simply celebrate a flat headline number.

RRSP room jumped to $33,810 for 2026, but the more time-sensitive number is the CRA prescribed rate, still at 3 percent while the yields that set it keep climbing.

The Fed raised its policy rate for the first time since 2023 while the Bank of Canada held and floated cuts, yet Canadian bond yields kept climbing regardless of which way the Bank leans.

All four major North American indices closed higher Thursday as Treasury yields retreated from a 19 year high, but the size of the move split cleanly along a line that matters for Canadian portfolios.

The gap between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada compressed to 150 basis points by December, and the September hike pushed it straight back to 175.

The CRA holds its prescribed rate at 3% for a sixth straight quarter, but a Federal Reserve hike expected today and a rising Government of Canada five-year yield point toward a higher reset in the new year.

The five-year Government of Canada yield has climbed 21 basis points off its August low to a five-week high, and the CPI print due this morning could push it further.

The Bank of Canada held at 2.25 per cent on September 2 while U.S. futures markets now price roughly seventy per cent odds the Federal Reserve hikes on September 16. Twelve months ago the two banks were cutting in lockstep.

July CPI came in at 3.0%, above target and rising, while an escalating trade war argues for cuts. Wednesday's decision resolves nothing; it just picks which risk the Bank tolerates longer.

Core inflation has been flat for three months. The 30-year Treasury yield hitting its highest level since 2007 is the number that actually moves Canadian mortgage rates.

A blowout jobs report pushed Canadian equities to a fresh high. A widening Iran conflict pushed oil and gold to their own. Friday's US retail sales miss cracked one of those stories without touching the other.

The five year Government of Canada bond yield has climbed to a multi week high even as the Bank of Canada holds steady. For advisors, that gap is the actual client conversation this renewal season.

Government of Canada bond yields just touched a 26-month high, and short-term Treasury bill yields tend to follow. The window to lock a prescribed rate loan at 3% narrows as the Q4 rate-setting auctions approach.