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Futures tied to Canada’s main stock index held steady Friday, with pressure from a slide in gold prices as markets braced for key U.S. inflation data later in the day.

Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX : Up ( 0.40%) 26,858.96
TSXV: Up (1.40%) 728.79
DOW:  Up (0.31%) 43,855.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.40%) 22,761.00
FTSE: Up (0.64%) 8,791.56

In the Headlines:

All eyes are on this morning’s PCE report—set to drop at 8:30 a.m. ET—as traders hunt for fresh signals on where the Fed’s rate path is headed next.

And U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. “signed a deal” this week with China on trade, though both he and Commerce Secretary Lutnick provided no details, with China stating they’ve “confirmed the framework” without clarifying specifics

Currencies Update: (Futures)

the Canadian dollar is down 0.05% to $0.7321, on the decline against the Euro by 0.16% to $0.6241 and Bitcoin drops 0.21% to 146,088.27

Commodities: (Futures)

Natural Gas: Up (10.78%), 3.61
WTI:  Up (0.82%), 65.77
Gold: Down (1.54%), 3,276.79
Copper:  Down (0.51%) 6.19

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