High importanceCACAD · Central bank · 28 Oct 2026 · 09:45 ET · in 11 d 1 h

Bank of Canada interest rate decision

Wed 28 October · 09:45 ET · in 11 d 1 h. The central bank’s policy rate decision.

Forecast
2.25%
Previous
2.25%
Actual
Due 09:45 ET

Below 2.25%In line 2.25% to 2.25%Above 2.25%

▏Forecast 2.25%○ Previous 2.25%

The levelsMeasured from its last 8 prints

BelowBelow 2.25%CAD down
USD/CAD up CAD/JPY down
In line2.25% to 2.25%Limited follow-through
AboveAbove 2.25%CAD up
USD/CAD down CAD/JPY up

In line is the forecast ± how far this series usually lands from it (median miss 0%). Above or below that is a genuine surprise. CAD up or down is the playbook’s mapping for this release; the pairs show how each quote moves when CAD does. Arithmetic, not a forecast.

Its own historyLast 8 prints vs the forecast before each: 0 above · 8 in line · 0 below

2.18%2.22%2.25%2.28%2.32%Oct ’25Jan ’26Apr ’26Jul ’26Next (next)

— Forecast before the print● Actual▮ Next release: in-line range

Release history

ReleasedPeriodForecastActualPosition
2 Sep 2026—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast
15 Jul 2026—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast
10 Jun 2026—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast
29 Apr 2026—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast
18 Mar 2026—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast
28 Jan 2026—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast
10 Dec 2025—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast
29 Oct 2025—2.25%2.25%In line with forecast

What moved

After it prints: USD/CAD and CAD/JPY from the hour before to the hour after, from 1-hour bars.