Despite coming off early highs, the Canadian market ended on a positive note on Friday, lifted by gains in technology, materials and energy sectors.Investors digested U.S. producer price inflation data, and earnings updates from some major U.S. banks.The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index, which climbed to 21,140.88 in early trades, ended the session with a gain of 71.82 points or 0.34% at 20,990.2...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.