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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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