Canadian equity futures edged lower Thursday as a sharp rise in global government bond yields weighed on stocks. Canada’s 10-year government bond yield neared a three-year high, with energy-driven inflation concerns persisting as U.S. Treasury yields climbed to multi-decade highs. Crude oil rose amid heightened Middle East tensions, while strong economic data released Wednesday pushed U.S. yields higher and reinforced expectations of another Federal Reserve interest-rate increase this year. Higher borrowing costs continued to pressure credit-sensitive stocks, while surging Treasury yields drove gold lower and weighed on mining shares. BlackBerry reported strong 2Q26 results, including an 81% increase in EBITDA. Preliminary estimates also indicated that Canadian retail sales likely rebounded in August, marking their strongest gain since January.