Oct 29, 2026 7:01am ET
The S&P/TSX Composite finished yesterday at 36,265.09, up 93.60 points. The Bank of Canada lifted its policy rate to 2.5 per cent on Wednesday and acknowledged the increase could add to pressure on a housing market that was already forecast to contract this year. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate at 3.75 to 4 percent, with Lisa D. Cook and Beth M. Hammack dissenting in favour of a 0.25 percentage point hike. In overnight trading, gold was at US$4,038.6, down 13.0, and oil was at US$101.42, down 1.36. The Canadian dollar was at 0.71478 US early today.
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