A look at Thursday morning’s market action
Government bonds remained under pressure and the U.S. dollar held steady near its highest levels in more than a year.
TSX futures were steady as investors awaited key Canadian and U.S. employment numbers tomorrow for clues on the countries’ rate trajectories.The latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes, released yesterday, “clearly said – without explicitly mentioning a name – that the upcoming changes in immigration and trade policies may require a policy reaction from the Fed," Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, wrote in a note.Overseas, the pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.
Brent crude futures eased 3 US cents to US$76.13 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dipped 10 US cents to US$73.22. In other commodities, spot gold inched up 0.4 per cent to US$2,672.77 an ounce. U.S. gold futures rose 0.83 per cent to US$2,690.30.The day range on the loonie was 69.42 US cents to 69.61 US cents in early trading. The Canadian dollar was down about 1.2 per cent against the greenback over the past month.
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