Bank of Canada holds its policy rate at 2.25%, widening the U.S.-Canada rate gap
Question
Bank of Canada holds its policy rate at 2.25%, widening the U.S.-Canada rate gap
Direct answer
Pressures CAD and can support USD/CAD if U.S. rates stay higher for longer; also keeps Canadian rate-sensitive sectors on watch.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-09-28
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Bank of Canada holds its policy rate at 2.25%, widening the U.S.-Canada rate gap”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-28. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-28/bank-of-canada-holds-its-policy-rate-at-2-25-widening-the-u-s-canada-rate-gap-40705b
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD/CAD | a wider U.S.-Canada policy gap tends to support the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar | Up1-5d | coverage said the Bank of Canada held rates at 2.25% and the U.S.-Canada gap was expected to widen |
| CAD | a relatively lower policy rate than the U.S. reduces carry support for the currency | Down1-5d | the Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% |
| EWC | a wider rate gap can weigh on Canadian domestic demand expectations and equity sentiment | Down1-5d | the policy differential is expected to widen after the BoC decision |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWC | Downdisagreed | 59.07 2026-09-28 | -0.24% | +0.19% | Pending |
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