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Line chart comparing Brent and WTI crude oil prices through July's four-leg rally to $85.47.

Brent and WTI crude both surged in July, with WTI ending the month at $85.47, up 23.0%, after round-tripping from a five-month low near $68.74. The path had four distinct legs: an early-month low, a mid-month spike, a July 22 to 23 rally that briefly pushed Brent above $100, and a July 29 jump tied to a strike on Saudi oil infrastructure. The swings tracked an escalating conflict between the United States and Iran that disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Line chart tracking the S&P/TSX Composite through July's ceasefire collapse, near-record rally, and late-month pullback to a 35,226 close.

The S&P/TSX Composite closed July at 35,226, up 1.06% for the month, a modest headline figure that conceals sharp intra-month swings.

S&P/TSX Composite closes July up 1.06% after a volatile month

July 31, 2026

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Line chart comparing WTI crude oil and gold prices as they diverged after the US-Iran truce collapse in July 2026.

WTI crude oil climbed to $81.78 a barrel, up 16% over the week, after the US-Iran ceasefire collapsed and Washington reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

WTI crude oil and gold prices diverge after Iran truce collapse

July 18, 2026

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Bar chart showing TSX-listed energy, gold mining, and bank stocks moving in opposite directions in a single July 2026 session.

Energy names like Tourmaline Oil gained on the crude spike, but those gains were offset by losses across gold miners and Canada's big five…

TSX energy, gold miners, and bank stocks move in opposite directions

July 18, 2026

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Line chart showing Brent crude climbing 5.1 percent over the week to 87.84 dollars a barrel as the Iran conflict and naval blockade escalated.

Brent crude rose 5.1% over the week to $87.84 a barrel as an escalating Iran conflict pushed oil back toward its earlier highs.

The TSX and Gold Both Set Records This Week. That Should Not Happen Together.

August 15, 2026

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Bar chart comparing six assets' weekly gains, showing energy markets rising roughly five times faster than equities or the Canadian dollar.

Six major assets all finished the week higher, but energy markets moved roughly five times faster than equities or the Canadian dollar.

The TSX and Gold Both Set Records This Week. That Should Not Happen Together.

August 15, 2026

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Chart comparing daily moves across seven major assets, with gold the only one declining Friday.

Gold was the only decliner among seven major assets tracked Friday, slipping as the US dollar strengthened even though the TSX, the S&P…

Gold Was the Only Asset to Fall Friday, as Six Others Rose

July 31, 2026

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