March 23 (Reuters) - Futures for Canadian main stock indexfell on Friday on rising fears of a global trade war after
Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday thatcould impose tariffs on up to
June futures on the S&P TSX index were down 0.25percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Retail sales rose 1.1 percent in January, compared with afall of 0.8 percent in December, a report by Statistics Canadais expected to show. The two reports will be released at 8:30a.m. ET..
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures weredown 0.34 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futureswere down 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futureswere down 0.61 percent.
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COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET
Gold futures:
Brent crude:
LME 3-month copper:
0800 Build permits R number mm for Feb: Prior 1.298 mln
0800 Build permits R change mm for Feb: Prior -5.7 pct
0830 Durable goods for Feb: Expected 1.5 pct; Prior -3.6 pct
0830 Durables ex-transport for Feb: Expected 0.5 pct; Prior-0.3 pct
0830 Durables ex-defense mm for Feb: Prior -2.6 pct
0830 Nondefense cap ex-air for Feb: Expected 0.8 pct; Prior-0.3 pct
1000 New home sales-units for Feb: Expected 0.623 mln; Prior0.593 mln
1000 New home sales change mm for Feb: Expected 4.4 pct;Prior -7.8 pct
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