周五,标准普尔/多伦多证交所综合指数下跌1.4%,收于25147点,使其周跌幅达到1.3%,因为投资者评估了好坏参半的经济数据,这些数据给加拿大央行的政策轨迹带来了不确定性。1月份零售额下降0.4%,为七个月来首次下降,这表明在12月强劲增长后,消费者支出疲软,引发了人们对经济势头的担忧。与此同时,通胀压力依然强劲,工业生产者价格环比上涨1.6%,原材料价格指数环比上涨3.7%,突显出中国银行在平衡增长和价格稳定的同时缓和进一步宽松预期的挑战。大多数股票交易持平至负值,但大宗商品生产商在油价和金价下跌的情况下大幅下跌。能源巨头加拿大自然、森科尔、帝国石油和Cenovus下跌1.3%至4.2%,而主要矿商Agnico Eagle、Barrick Gold、Wheaton Precious和Franco-Nevada下跌1.6%至2.3%。
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 1.4% to close at 25,147 on Friday, bringing its weekly loss to 1.3% as investors assessed mixed economic data that cast uncertainty over the Bank of Canada’s policy trajectory. A 0.4% decline in January retail sales, the first drop in seven months, signaled softening consumer spending after December’s strong surge, raising concerns about economic momentum. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures remained strong, with industrial producer prices rising 1.6% and the Raw Materials Price Index jumping 3.7% month-over-month, highlighting the BoC’s challenge in balancing growth and price stability while tempering expectations for further easing. Most equities traded flat to negative, but commodity producers saw sharp declines amid declining oil and gold prices. Energy giants Canadian Natural, Suncor, Imperial Oil, and Cenovus lost between 1.3% and 4.2%, while major miners Agnico Eagle, Barrick Gold, Wheaton Precious, and Franco-Nevada shed 1.6% to 2.3%.