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Today's Market Brief — September 4, 2026
What's changed since our last update on September 1.
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2026-09-01
Today's Market Brief — September 1, 2026
What's changed since our last update on August 29 — Bank of Canada policy is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 25, 2026
What's changed since our last update on August 21 — Bank of Canada policy is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 21, 2026
What's changed since our last update on August 19 — Bank of Canada policy is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 19, 2026
What's changed since our last update on August 17 — Bank of Canada policy is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 17, 2026
What's changed since our last daily update on August 13 — Bank of Canada policy is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 13, 2026
What's changed since our last update on August 12 — Bank of Canada policy is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 12, 2026
What's changed since our last daily update on August 7 and this week's market outlook — Bank of Canada policy is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 7, 2026
What's changed in markets since our last update on August 6 — the Bank of Canada has no new updates and is not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 6, 2026
What's changed in markets since our last update on August 5 — Bank of Canada, the Fed, and inflation data have no new updates and are not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 5, 2026
What's changed in markets since our last update on August 4 — Bank of Canada, the Fed, and inflation data have no new updates and are not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 4, 2026
What's changed in markets since our last update on August 3 — Bank of Canada, the Fed, and inflation data have no new updates and are not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — August 3, 2026
What's changed in markets since our last update on July 31 — Bank of Canada, the Fed, and inflation data have no new updates and are not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — July 31, 2026
What's changed in markets since our last update on July 30 — Bank of Canada, the Fed, and CAD/USD have no new updates and are not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — July 30, 2026
What's changed in markets since our last update on July 28 — inflation data is unchanged and not repeated below.
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Today's Market Brief — July 28, 2026
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2026-09-07
Expected Market Views — Week Of September 7, 2026
A forward-looking read on what markets are pricing in for this week, and the data that could confirm or reverse it.
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Expected Market Views — Week Of August 31, 2026
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Expected Market Views — Week Of August 17, 2026
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Expected Market Views — Week Of August 10, 2026
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What's shaping markets over the weekend
2026-08-29
Weekend Insight — August 29–30, 2026
Markets are closed for the weekend. Here is a quick recap of the week that was, what is developing over the weekend, and what to watch when trading resumes Monday.
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Weekend Insight — August 15–16, 2026
Markets are closed for the weekend. Here is a quick recap of the week that was, what is developing over the weekend, and what to watch when trading resumes Monday.
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Weekend Insight — August 8–9, 2026
Markets are closed for the weekend. Here is a quick recap of the week that was, what is developing over the weekend, and what to watch when trading resumes Monday.
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