The Canadian market recovered from early lows and settled just marginally down on Monday as investors stayed largely cautious ahead of some crucial economic events, including Bank of Canada's monetary policy announcement.
The minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting is due on Wednesday. Data on U.S. consumer and producer price inflation, and the European Central Bank's monetary policy announcement are also due later in the week.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.