# What every Canadian investor needs to know today - The Globe and Mail

> Canada's S&P/TSX index rose early Friday on trade optimism, while U.S. indexes opened at record highs. U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said the US-China phase-one deal was finished and would be signed early the following month.

- Date: 2019-12-20 · published 2019-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55808-what-every-canadian-investor-needs-to-know-today-the-globe-and-mail
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a signed phase-one deal support risk sentiment and the outlook for U.S. agricultural purchases by China, a bullish backdrop for soybeans and corn. The equity moves themselves are secondary.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-06-06 | [Grain and Livestock Markets Surge Friday: What Drove the Buying? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12600-grain-and-livestock-markets-surge-friday-what-drove-the-buying-agweb.md) | -0.9% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-07-12 | [Grains and oilseeds: Canada to profit from EU import tariffs - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29211-grains-and-oilseeds-canada-to-profit-from-eu-import-tariffs-mundus-agri.md) | -3.9% | -11.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-21 | [WATCH: Renminbi rises 0.5% against the US dollar, causing optimism amongst global investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7878-watch-renminbi-rises-0-5-against-the-us-dollar-causing-optimism-amongst-global.md) | -3.5% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2020-11-24 | [Why Grain Prices are Surging and What It Will Take For The Rally to Last - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4399-why-grain-prices-are-surging-and-what-it-will-take-for-the-rally-to-last-proag.md) | -2.5% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2022-12-15 | [Canada Know-Risk Market Outlook \| Wheat Demand Surfaces On Price Break](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38267-canada-know-risk-market-outlook-wheat-demand-surfaces-on-price-break.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2025-06-06 | [Grain and Livestock Markets Surge Friday: What Drove the Buying? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12600-grain-and-livestock-markets-surge-friday-what-drove-the-buying-agweb.md) | -2.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2024-11-06 | [Global Ag News for Nov 6.24 - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10551-global-ag-news-for-nov-6-24-adm-investor-services.md) | +1.3% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2020-01-21 | [WATCH: Renminbi rises 0.5% against the US dollar, causing optimism amongst global investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7878-watch-renminbi-rises-0-5-against-the-us-dollar-causing-optimism-amongst-global.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- theglobeandmail.com: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-before-the-bell-what-every-canadian-investor-needs-to-know-today-284/

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