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Will the Bank of Canada increase the target for the overnight rate by 25 at the December interest rate announcement?

52% say Raise by 0.25 points (25 bps)

Up 17 points today.

Decided by Bank of Canada official website, by December 9, 2026.

Each share pays $1 if it happens, so 52¢ means about a 52% chance.

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Possible results

  • Raise by 0.25 points (25 bps)Borrowing tends to cost more, and savings tend to pay a bit more.52%

    What has to happen

    The bank raises its rate by 0.25 percentage points.

  • No changeRates stay the same, so loan and savings rates tend to stay put.47%

    What has to happen

    The bank leaves its rate the same.

Each result is its own market, so the chances may not add up to exactly 100%.

The one trap

If the specified announcement is postponed to a date and time before the start of the next scheduled announcement, this market will resolve based on the outcome of that postponed announcement.

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  • If the specified announcement is cancelled, or postponed such that no decision is announced by the start of the next scheduled announcement, the market settles as the “No Change” bracket.
Price chart
-Yes chance

Recorded moves

  • The price fell 4.5 points in about 15 minutes, from 56.5¢ to 52¢. This market has no official data feed that we track.

    Named source: Bank of Canada official website1h ago

  • The price fell 4.5 points in about 15 minutes, from 58.5¢ to 54¢. This market has no official data feed that we track.

    Named source: Bank of Canada official website2h ago

  • The price rose 14.0 points in about 15 minutes, from 44.5¢ to 58.5¢. This market has no official data feed that we track.

    Named source: Bank of Canada official website3h ago

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The details

Rule note: the announcement countsSettled by Bank of Canada official website
Fine-print risk
Low (25/100)
settles on the official announcement

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  • Official source: settlement runs on Bank of Canada official website (bankofcanada.ca). No recorded moves for this market yet.
  • Fine print: A qualifying official announcement settles Yes; implementation is not required. Deadline: Wed, Dec 9, 2026 (time zone not stated).

Source named: Bank of Canada official website (not a tracked official feed, no release history)

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Key lines from the rules (Polymarket)
  • “This market will resolve according to the change in basis points in the target for the overnight rate resulting from the December 2026 interest rate…”
  • “If the specified announcement is postponed to a date and time before the start of the next scheduled announcement, this market will resolve based on…”

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