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Wall Street snapped a three-day losing streak as Treasury yields retreated slightly from multiyear highs. Oil prices advanced amid escalating Middle East tensions, while gold and silver also posted s…
US equity indexes rose intraday as Treasury yields retreated from multi-year peaks. Geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran pushed WTI and Brent crude higher, alongside gains in gold and silver…
US equity indexes and broad-market ETFs advanced after midday, lifted by financial and healthcare sector gains. Commodities including crude oil, gold, and silver rose, while the technology sector sho…
The TSX reached a record high driven by financials and base metals, despite an energy sector slide. Crude oil prices plunged over 3% as Iran sanctions eased supply fears. Gold advanced 0.5%, while Ca…
Crude oil tumbled over 2% amid reassessments of US sanctions on Iran, while gold gained. USDCAD climbed 0.6% to 1.3848 as escalating US-Canada trade tensions and new US tariffs weighed heavily on the…
Gold prices gained in early Asian trading driven by a weakening U.S. dollar amid easing Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations. Robust central bank demand and increased investment interest for dollar…
Canadian inflation accelerated to 3.0% in July, driven by gasoline and travel costs. Meanwhile, WTI and Brent crude surged over 2.5% on Middle East supply disruption worries, gold advanced, and the C…
US equity indices retreated slightly Friday after weak retail sales and consumer sentiment data, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq secured third straight weekly gains. Crude oil climbed on Middle East geopo…
TSX hit a record high as oil and utilities rallied on supply disruption fears, while USD/CAD held steady amid mixed CAD forecasts and gold edged up slightly.
US equity futures mixed amid stalled Iran talks; tech and semis rally on Nvidia's $500B AI infrastructure financing deal. Gold gains, silver dips slightly, oil edges higher, bitcoin steady.
US stocks mixed pre-bell amid US-Iran tensions over Strait of Hormuz. Oil surges on supply fears. NVDA gains 1% on $500B AI infrastructure partnership with major banks. Gold and Bitcoin edge higher a…
Gold rose 0.4% to $4,145.40 as weaker-than-expected US durable goods data pressured the dollar and Treasury yields, reinforcing expectations the Fed may hold rates steady.
Oil prices plunge as U.S.-Iran tensions ease and Hormuz Strait talks progress, boosting global equities. Wall Street futures surge ahead of Fed meeting and tech earnings, while gold rises modestly on…
Euro weakened due to ECB President Lagarde's potential early departure while the dollar strengthened on positive US data; geopolitical tensions boosted gold and crude oil prices amid rising market un…