2-YEAR YIELD PREMIUM OVER POLICY RATE 100.2 bp ▼ 17.8 bp since Sep 24 DAILY  |  SEP 8 TO OCT 2

Source: Investing.com (Canada and U.S. 2-year yields), Bank of Canada (2.25% overnight rate), Federal Reserve (Sep 16 FOMC statement), through October 2, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

TSX COMPOSITE VS S&P 500, INDEXED 97.23 ▼ 2.8 pts vs S&P 500 DAILY  |  SEP 4 TO OCT 2

Source: Investing.com (TSX Composite closes), Yahoo Finance (S&P 500 closes), through October 2, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX 35,502.65 ▲ 0.99% ON OCT 2 DAILY OHLC AND VOLUME  |  SEP 4 TO OCT 2, 2026

Source: Investing.com, S&P/TSX Composite historical data, September 4 to October 2, 2026; Investing.com, Canada 2-Year Bond Yield; Money.ca, September 29, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

BRENT CRUDE FUTURES $102.25 ▼ 0.06% ON OCT 2 DAILY CLOSE  |  SEP 7 TO OCT 2, 2026

Source: Investing.com, Brent Oil Futures historical data, September 7 to October 2, 2026; Bloomberg via BNN Bloomberg, October 5, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

GOC 2-YEAR BOND YIELD 3.252% ▼ 0.21% ON OCT 2 DAILY CLOSE  |  SEP 2 TO OCT 2, 2026

Source: Investing.com, Canada 2-Year Bond Yield historical data, September 2 to October 2, 2026; Bank of Canada policy rate.  |  hdq.ca

ONTARIO CAPITAL GAINS TAX RATE BY BRACKET 26.76% ▲ 17.23 PTS ABOVE FIRST BRACKET 2026 RATES  |  11 BRACKETS

Source: TaxTips.ca, 2026 Combined Federal and Ontario Marginal Tax Rates, accessed October 5, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

VIX: CBOE VOLATILITY INDEX 15.31 ▼ 6.59% ON OCT 2 DAILY CLOSE  |  SEP 8 TO OCT 2, 2026

Source: Cboe Global Markets via Investing.com, daily closes, September 8 to October 2, 2026; Investrade Market Review, September 30, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

CAN 10Y: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA 10-YEAR YIELD 3.931% ▲ 13.3 BP SINCE SEP 2 DAILY  |  SEP 2 TO OCT 1, 2026

Source: Investing.com, Canada 10-Year Bond Yield historical data, Sep. 2 to Oct. 1, 2026 (Sep. 30 not reported).  |  hdq.ca

U.S. TREASURY YIELDS, 2-YR AND 10-YR 5.28% ▲ +4 BP ON THE DAY DAILY  |  AUG 26 TO OCT 2, 2026

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, daily par yield curve rates, Oct 2, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

TSX VS S&P 500 IN C$ AND US$ 103.3 ▲ +3.3% S&P 500 IN C$ DAILY  |  AUG 26 = 100

Source: Yahoo Finance daily closes (S&P/TSX Composite, S&P 500, USD/CAD), Oct 2, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE, DAILY CLOSE 35,154.76 ▼ 0.23% OCT 1 DAILY  |  AUG 26 TO OCT 1, 2026

Source: Investing.com, S&P/TSX Composite historical data, Aug 26 to Sep 28, 2026; Canadian Press, Oct 1, 2026 close.  |  hdq.ca

WTI CRUDE FUTURES, DAILY CLOSE $92.87 ▲ 2.71% OCT 1 DAILY  |  SEP 2 TO OCT 1, 2026

Source: Investing.com, WTI crude oil futures historical data, Sep 2 to Oct 1, 2026; event dates from CNBC and The Hill.  |  hdq.ca

BANK OF CANADA POLICY RATE VS GOC 2-YEAR YIELD 2.25% ▲ 2-YEAR 1.01 PTS ABOVE DECISIONS  |  JUN 2024 TO OCT 2026

Source: Bank of Canada policy rate announcements, Jun 2024 to Sep 2026; Government of Canada 2-year yield, Trading Economics, Oct 1, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

5-YEAR GIC RATES VS GOC 5-YEAR YIELD 4.45% ▲ 0.85 PTS OVER GOC SNAPSHOT  |  SEP 30 TO OCT 1, 2026

Source: WOWA.ca 5-year non-redeemable GIC rates, Sep 30, 2026; Government of Canada 5-year yield, Trading Economics, Oct 1, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

VIX: CBOE VOLATILITY INDEX 16.39 ▲ 0.05 (+0.31%) DAILY CLOSE  |  SEP 2 TO OCT 1, 2026

Source: Cboe Volatility Index daily closes via Investing.com, Sep 2 to Oct 1, 2026, excluding the Sep 7 US market holiday; October average of about 21.8 from Stan Wong analysis of Bloomberg data, BNN Bloomberg, Oct 1, 2026.  |  hdq.ca

WTI CRUDE VS USD/CAD, JUN 30 = 100 128.6 ▼ USD/CAD 99.8 DAILY  |  JUN 30 TO SEP 29

Source: Yahoo Finance (WTI front-month futures close); Bank of Canada Valet (FXUSDCAD); HDQ calculation.  |  hdq.ca

USD/CAD AND US-CANADA 2-YEAR GAP 1.4188 ▲ 2.3% IN SEPTEMBER DAILY  |  JUN 30 TO SEP 29

Source: Bank of Canada Valet (FXUSDCAD, BD.CDN.2YR.DQ.YLD); US Treasury Daily Par Yield Curve Rates (2 Yr); HDQ calculation.  |  hdq.ca

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE: DAILY CANDLES AND VOLUME 35,235.87 ▼ 2.85% IN SEPTEMBER DAILY  |  AUG 17 TO SEP 30

Source: Yahoo Finance (S&P/TSX Composite daily open, high, low, close and volume); TMX Money (closes of Sep 15 to Sep 30); Investing.com (Aug 31 close).  |  hdq.ca

BRENT CRUDE: FRONT-MONTH FUTURES $103.53 ▼ 4.8% FROM SEP 15 PEAK DAILY  |  AUG 17 TO SEP 30

Source: ICE Brent front-month futures, daily settlement, via Yahoo Finance; CNBC; global-energy-flow.com.  |  hdq.ca

CANADA CPI INFLATION: YEAR OVER YEAR 3.0% ▲ 1.2 PTS SINCE FEBRUARY MONTHLY  |  JAN 2025 TO AUG 2026

Source: Statistics Canada via WealthNorth.ca and Trading Economics; Bank of Canada.  |  hdq.ca