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Data refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 10:49 a.m. ET

What comes next, and how would a rate shock ripple through sectors?

Chronos-2 puts Canadian inflation at 2.6% in 12 months (80% range 1.4–4.1%) and the Bank of Canada's policy rate near 2.60%.

Models last run Sep 24, 2026, 11:38 p.m. ET (amazon/chronos-2, DoubleML).

Macro radar: where each economy sits in its own history

CanadaU.S.

Each score is the share of months since 2006 with a weaker reading than today (100 = strongest). Growth: real GDP y/y. Jobs: unemployment (lower is better). Price stability: distance of CPI from 2%. Policy support: policy rate (lower is more supportive). Leading: OECD indicator.

12-month forecast

Shaded: 80% range (P10–P90). Dashed: median. In a 12-month holdout test, the median forecast's average error was 0.56 vs 0.70 for a no-change forecast. Chronos-2 beat no-change on 5 of 12 series.

Scenario lab: a Bank of Canada rate move

Canada Staples
+0.44%
Canada Tech
+0.65%
U.S. HealthCare
+0.69%
U.S. Tech
+0.70%
Canada Utilities
+0.71%
U.S. Utilities
+0.72%
Canada Materials
+0.87%
Canada Financials
+0.96%
U.S. S&P 500
+1.02%
Canada TSX 60
+1.09%
U.S. Staples
+1.12%
U.S. Financials
+1.18%
U.S. Materials
+1.24%
U.S. Industrials
+1.49%
U.S. Energy
+2.94%
Canada Energy
+3.35%
−1.640+7.04

Estimated same-month return impact, with 95% confidence intervals. Faded rows are not statistically significant (p > 0.10). DoubleML partially linear regression, random forest nuisance models, 5-fold cross-fitting, repeated sample splits; 43 policy moves in the sample. Exploratory, not investment advice.

12-month return outlook by sector

Bar: 80% range. Tick: median. Diamond: median after the scenario rate move.
U.S. Tech
+28.3%
U.S. S&P 500
+16.5%
Canada Staples
+13.1%
Canada Tech
+12.9%
U.S. Utilities
+12.9%
U.S. HealthCare
+11.7%
U.S. Industrials
+12.3%
Canada TSX 60
+11.7%
Canada Financials
+10.7%
U.S. Materials
+9.9%
U.S. Staples
+9.6%
Canada Utilities
+8.3%
U.S. Financials
+8.1%
Canada Materials
+4.6%
Canada Energy
+5.4%
U.S. Energy
+4.9%
−36.20+79.7

Chronos-2 forecasts of each ETF's price, converted to 12-month returns. The scenario shift applies the estimated rate effect once, as an illustration.