PRE-OPEN Canadian futures are higher as oil prices and bond yields paused following a recent surge, with investors bracing for a widely expected interest-rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
PRE-OPEN Futures are lower, mirroring their Wall Street counterparts, as surging oil prices and rising U.S. Treasury yields unnerved investors globally ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday.
PRE-OPEN Canadian markets are ticking lower ahead of August CPI data, as rising crude prices rekindled inflation worries, while weaker gold prices dampened sentiment. Meanwhile, a selloff in AI heavyweights dragged on Wall Street futures after top U.S. executives said development of the technology should be slowed due to safety concerns. The declines reflect more cautious expectations after a frenzied race to develop increasingly capable AI models.
PRE-OPEN Canadian futures are higher as investors weighed prospects of a deal to resume shipping in the Middle East. Oil prices eased but remained on track for their first weekly close above $100 a barrel since mid-May.
PRE-OPEN Canadian futures are lower as elevated oil prices and bond yields kept investor sentiment subdued. Meanwhile, futures tracking the Dow and the S&P 500 indexes attempted to recover after a three-day slide, as investors cautiously returned to equities ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the day.
PRE-OPEN Canadian futures are lower as intensifying conflict in the Middle East drove Brent crude prices past $100 a barrel for the first time since July. U.S. stock index futures fell, and European shares declined to one-week lows as the conflict stoked concerns about energy-driven inflation.
Canada’s latest counter-tariffs on U.S. goods took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern. Ottawa is imposing tariffs of between 15% and 50% on $27.6 billion of imports. The timing’s not great, coming soon after a weak jobs report Friday.
Lake Ontario was originally called Ontarí'io (or oniatarí:io) by Indigenous peoples, an Iroquoian/Wyandot word meaning "lake of shining waters" or "beautiful great lake" By the late 1600s, European mapmakers permanently adopted the original Indigenous name, spelling it as Ontario. Lake Ontario is, has been and will always be known as Lake Ontario.
PRE-OPEN Canadian Futures are lower, as investors assessed quarterly bank earnings from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Royal Bank of Canada, alongside the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.
PRE-OPEN Canadian futures are flat as investors weighed positive quarterly results from National Bank of Canada, alongside the ongoing trade war with U.S.
