The TSX closed up 383 points at 33,620 on Wednesday -- a broad relief rally driven by the US-Iran ceasefire announcement. The S&P 500 gained 2.52%, the Dow added 1,329 points, and the Nasdaq rose 2.82

The S&P 500 closed up for a seventh straight session, the longest streak since October 2025 -- on a day WTI crude rose roughly 6% back toward $100, software shares sold off inside the rally, and Iran

The ceasefire produced an immediate relief rally: S&P 500 futures up 2.7%, Nasdaq futures up 3.5%, oil down 14-16% overnight after Trump announced the two-week Islamabad Accords late Tuesday

Trump has set an 8 PM ET deadline tonight for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants and bridges -- the third deadline he has issued and extended since the conflict be

WTI crude is trading near $112 per barrel -- up roughly 66% since the Iran conflict began February 28. Canadian energy producers Suncor, CNQ, and Cenovus have posted historic cash flow generation at t

The Bank of Canada holds at 2.25% with its next decision on April 29. Governor Macklem has signaled the BoC will look through the immediate oil-driven inflation spike -- but will raise rates if energy

Day 38 of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Trump has set 8 PM ET tonight as his final deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- the third such deadline he has issued since the conflict began Feb

TSX is up 0.27% in morning trading, sitting near 33,196, with financials leading gains -- RBC, TD, BMO, and CIBC all advancing between 0.65% and 0.9%. Energy is broadly flat despite oil edging slightl

Brent crude closed near $106, down nearly 3%, on the same session in which U.S. forces struck Kharg Island, Iran's primary oil export terminal. Oil moving down on confirmed physical destruction of Ira

One year ago today, the S&P 500 had already fallen 10% from Liberation Day's announcement, and investors were panic-selling into one of the fastest market drops in decades

Trump signed 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals on April 2, targeting branded drugs from companies that have not struck pricing deals with his administration. Larger companies have 120 days befo

The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% on March 18 and explicitly named "economic weakness combined with rising inflation" as its central dilemma. The next decision is April 29, with a full Monetary Policy

A 45-day ceasefire framework is being discussed between the U.S., Iran, and regional mediators, according to multiple sources cited by Axios and NBC News. Trump has not signed off on the proposal. He

The S&P 500 is down 5.1% year-to-date as Liberation Day tariffs took effect April 2 under a new Section 301 framework. The "Sell America" trade that emerged one year ago has become a structural realit

The U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, triple the consensus estimate, but the number landed on Good Friday when equity markets were closed. By today's open, Iran had consumed all the oxygen. The strong

The ceasefire cycle ran its full course in four days. Markets rallied Tuesday and Wednesday on Trump's claim that Iran requested a ceasefire, then reversed hard Thursday morning after his prime-time a