TSX futures were up marginally before Monday’s market open, reflecting uncertainty about Canadian inflation data to be released later today, with most economists expecting a dip from 2.4 per cent in September to 2.1 per cent in October, approaching the Bank of Canada’s preferred 2 per cent rate.
[Note: Official October inflation reading came in at 2.2 per cent]Market numbers
TSX: Up (0.24%), 30,326.46.
TSXV: Down (1.09%), 879.88.
DOW: Down (0.11%), 47,211.
NASDAQ: Down (0.01%), 25,139.
FTSE: Down (1.14%), 9,691.50.
In the headlines
As government officials grapple to paint a clear picture of economic trends, companies on the ground are carrying on in pursuit of value creation, including Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B), which recently disclosed an investment in Alphabet currently valued at just under US$5 billion, increasing the conglomerate’s exposure to the ongoing AI boom.
In other big tech news, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos will reportedly serve as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a new AI startup focused on computers, autos and spacecraft, having raised C$8.7 billion in funding to date and hired a growing team of researchers formerly associated with OpenAI, DeepMind and Meta.
Currencies
US: Flat (0%), US$0.7126.
Euro: Up (0.16%), €0.6144.
GBP: Down (0.13%), £0.5401.
AUD: Up (0.16%), $1.0927.
JPY: Up (0.19%), ¥110.362.
Bitcoin: Up (1.29%), US$95,404.85.
(Conversion to C$1)
Commodities
Natural Gas: Down (0.09%), US$4.46.
WTI: Up (0.31%), US$60.09.
Gold: Down (0.09%), US$4,081.09.
Copper: Down (0.21%), US$5.099.
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