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Line chart of WTI crude oil spiking on a Houthi tanker claim before easing back toward 75 dollars a barrel.

WTI crude jumped to $77.83 a barrel shortly after 5 a.m. ET Thursday, a 3.5% intraday spike, after Yemen's Houthis claimed a new attack on a Saudi tanker in the Gulf of Aden. Prices eased back toward $75 by late morning as Iran and Oman moved a narrower shipping-route agreement, covering two to four months and explicitly short of a full reopening, into final drafting. The whipsaw underscores that the broader Strait of Hormuz standoff behind this week's market moves has not actually been resolved.

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Bar chart showing Canadian financial stocks climbing to 37 percent of the TSX index since February.

Canadian financials now make up 37% of the TSX composite, the largest share in eight years and up from 31% in March, as capital has rotated…

Canadian Bank Stocks Reach 37% of the TSX Composite

August 6, 2026

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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 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.

WTI and Brent crude surge in July as the Iran ceasefire collapses

July 31, 2026

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Line chart of the US 10-year Treasury yield, August 27 to September 25, 2026, rising from about 4.7% to above 5.1%.

The climb was gradual for most of September, with the largest one-day jump coming late in the period.

US 10-Year Treasury Yield Rises Steadily Through September

September 28, 2026

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Line chart of WTI crude and gold futures rebased to 100 on August 28, 2026, with oil rising and gold falling.

Gold is normally bought when geopolitical risk rises, but it pays no interest and competes with government bond yields.

Gold Falls While Oil Rises as Hormuz Talks Stall

September 28, 2026

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Bar chart of percentage moves in crude oil, gold, silver, TSX sectors and the Canadian dollar on September 23, 2026.

Brent crude jumped on September 23, 2026, yet the Canadian dollar weakened for a third session as rising US rate expectations outweighed oil.

Brent Jumps While the Canadian Dollar and TSX Fall in the September 23 Session

September 23, 2026

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