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5 Things to Know Today — September 22, 2026

  September 22, 2026 BoC hike odds reach a coin flip. Oil retreats from four-month highs. Trump's Belarus potash play draws fire. A new federal bill speeds up major projects — with strings attached. Here's what moves your money today. 1. BoC October Hike Is Now a Coin Flip The Bank of Canada next meets October 28 , and markets are evenly split on whether it will raise rates for the first time since cutting to 2.25%. The whiplash is largely imported: after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00% on September 16 in a unanimous 12-0 vote — the first American rate increase since July 2023 — market-implied odds of a matching BoC move jumped from below 10% to roughly 60% in two weeks, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Before the BoC's September 2 hold, odds of a hold sat at 94%. The 175-basis-point gap between the BoC (2.25%) and the Fed (3.75–4.00%) is the widest since 2022, which puts direct downward pressure on the loonie and upward pressure on Ca...
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Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower after the Thanksgiving holiday

 


The stock market was mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) down about 0.3% or almost 100 points, while the benchmark S&P 500 (GSPC) lost 0.07%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) ticked up 0.2% . Despite the mixed trading session, the major indexes remained on track for their best month in over a year, with high optimism for an end to US interest rate hikes and strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales boosting the market sentiment .

In other news, the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks — Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and Nvidia — make up roughly one-third of the S&P 500’s market cap and are up 80% this year. Their valuations are drawing comparisons to the dot-com bubble in 2000.

Additionally, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance agreed to pay fines and restitution of $4.3 billion and also plead guilty to criminal charges relating to money laundering, conducting an unlicensed money transmitting business, and sanctions violations. The settlement was seen as a positive sign for the crypto industry, as it could bring more regulatory clarity and reduce systemic risk.

Some stocks trending tickers page during morning trading on Monday were Shopify, Amazon, Foot Locker, and Snowflake. Shopify and Amazon rose on strong e-commerce sales, while Foot Locker fell on a downgrade by Citigroup. 





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