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Mar 20/26: Canadian Stocks Plummet As Gulf War Shows No Sign Of De-escalation
Extending the nosedive seen over the two previous sessions, Canadian stocks plunged on Friday as inflationary concerns due to the intensifying gulf war pressured investors away from risky assets. After opening below yesterday’s close, today…
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Forecast Gold prices for next 3 months (April – June)
Gold prices have been highly elevated in early 2026, with recent spot prices fluctuating around $4,800–$5,000 per ounce (based on mid-March 2026 data, showing some volatility and pullbacks from earlier highs near $5,200+). Forecasts for…
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March 19: Why is gold cratering? Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni has some thoughts
Gold is down about 6% at midday and is now down more than US$700 an ounce since March 2, a couple days after the start of the Middle East conflict. There are mounting concerns the…
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BoC holds benchmark rate at 2.25% amid oil price shock
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday but said it’s prepared to adjust monetary policy if needed amid a global oil price shock that risks reigniting inflation. As widely expected,…
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March 18: U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of Canada keep key interest rates unchanged amid oil-driven inflation risks
The U.S. Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates unchanged for the second straight meeting. In a statement, the central bank said that the “implications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain.” The…
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NTR.TO Chart
NTR.TO (solid blue, left axis) shows the sharp run-up from ~CA$65 to over $106, while potash MOP prices (dashed orange, right axis) climbed more modestly from ~$320 to ~$355/MT over the same period.
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Canada’s inflation rate eases to 1.8% in February but rising oil prices likely to change outlook
Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in February, after prices in the same period a year ago had risen sharply when the government’s sales-tax relief ended, Statistics Canada said on Monday. Excluding…
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Forecast Week March 16 – March 20
Executive Summary Current TSX Positioning Metric Value Latest close ~32,542 Weekly change −1.6% Distance from record high −5.8% 1-year performance +32% Interpretation:The TSX is in a corrective phase after record highs, not a bear trend.…