Key economic data from both Canada and the United States is due out today tipping Canada’s main index upward.
Market Numbers: (Futures)
TSX : Down (0.45%) 25,500.00
TSXV: Up (0.83%) 644.10
DOW: Down (0.42%) 44,078.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.36%) 22,222.25
FTSE: Down (0.12%) 8,673.22
In the Headlines
Canadian retail sales data for December is expected at 8:30 a.m. ET. Additionally, a speech by Tiff Macklem, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, is slated for 12:45 p.m. ET.
And The Competition Bureau is doubling down on its claims that Rogers’ company’s advertisements create a false or misleading impression that its “Infinite” wireless phone plans provide consumers with limitless data.
Currencies Update: (Futures)
The Canadian dollar retreats 0.13% to 70.44 cents U.S., picks up 0.25% against the Euro to $0.6730.
Bitcoin is on the rise 1.81% to 140,752.17
Commodities: (Future)
Natural Gas: Down (0.72%), 4.12
WTI: Down (0.71%), 71.965
Gold: Down (0.33%), 2,928.73
Copper: Up (0.29%) 6.11
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