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All eyes are on trade and tariff updates lifting Canada’s main stock index on Wednesday.

Market Numbers (Futures)

TSX : Up ( 0.10%) 26,930.47
TSXV: Down (0.75%) 751.91
DOW:  Up (0.22%) 44,612.00
NASDAQ: Up (0.15%) 22,932.00
FTSE: Up (0.24%) 8,875.11

In the Headlines:

Mark Carney’s cabinet has been ordered to find operational savings by summer’s end to help fund tax cuts and defense spending.

And Ghana’s president has formed a task force to crack down on illegal gold mining and lost export revenue in the West Africa Nation.

Currencies Update: (Futures)

The Canadian dollar has sagged 0.26% to $0.7282 U.S ,  down slightly against the Euro by 0.10% to CDN$0.6230 and Bitcoin raises by 0.57% to CDN$149,896.88

Commodities: (Futures)

Natural Gas: Down (1.77%), 3.28
WTI:  Up (0.10%), 68.40
Gold: Down (0.21%), 3,293.60
Copper:  Up (0.15%) 5.49

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