标准普尔/多伦多证交所综合指数周三上涨0.7%,至24423点,从四个月低点反弹,因投资者消化了加拿大银行预期的25个基点的降息——自2024年6月以来已放宽225个基点。第四季度的增长已经让位于对经济活动放缓的预测,因为美国贸易紧张局势加剧,关税不确定性增加,以及随着税收抵免的结束,预期通货膨胀率将加速至2.5%。电子商务巨头Shopify飙升3.6%,而主要金融机构扭转了最近的损失,能源生产商在东欧需求改善和供应中断缓解推动油价上涨的背景下支撑了市场。与此同时,特朗普总统对所有钢铁和铝进口征收25%的关税,目标是加拿大,这是美国最大的钢铁和铝供应国。因此,加拿大政府在早先的关税基础上,对210亿美元的美国商品征收关税。
The S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 0.7% to 24,423 on Wednesday, rebounding from four-month lows as investors digested an anticipated 25-basis point rate cut by the Bank of Canada—its 225bps easing since June 2024. Q4 growth has given way to forecasts of slowing economic activity amid rising U.S. trade tensions, tariff uncertainty, and an expected inflation acceleration to 2.5% with the end of tax credits. E-commerce mega-cap Shopify surged 3.6%, while major financial institutions reversed recent losses, and energy producers supported the market on the back of higher oil prices driven by improved demand and easing supply disruptions in Eastern Europe. Simultaneously, President Trump’s 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports—targeting Canada, the largest supplier of these metals to the U.S. Consequently, the Canadian government responded with tariffs on $21 billion of US goods, on top of earlier tariffs.