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Eastport Market & Economic Summary – October 2026

Q3 delivered a market story with plenty of plot twists: Brent crude climbed from about US$70 a barrel at the end of Q2 to more than US$100 by September, while Canada–U.S. trade talks stalled and tariff measures escalated.

 

THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

  • • S&P/TSX Composite hits a new all-time high of 37,069.10 on August 26th
  • • S&P 500 hit a new all-time high of 7,816.70 on August 13th
  • • Canadian dollar was range bound ending the quarter at $0.7047
  • • WTI Oil was volatile, ending the quarter at $97.18 USD per barrel
  • • Bank of Canada maintained the overnight rate at 2.25%

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