Canada Housing Starts s.a (YoY) registered at 229.1K, below expectations (248K) in July

Aug 18, 2026

European gas: LNG inflows key for prices – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke argues that European gas storage will depend on higher LNG imports over winter, as current inflows of 8 bcm per month would see storages trend toward 0% by March.

Canadian Dollar remains resilient as Oil strength counters firmer US Dollar

USD/CAD trades little changed on Tuesday as rising long-term US Treasury yields lift the US Dollar (USD), while elevated Oil prices underpin the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.3874, near levels last seen in early June.