USD/CAD rose 0.2% to 1.3941, the strongest since Aug. 13.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent said the Treasury just completed the two most successful bond auctions in 20 years.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said at a Salesforce event Tuesday the AI industry "does not need any new laws or regulatory measures", calling the trade-off between safety and speed a "false choice." He said firms can set their own pace and that market forces and corporate restraint are sufficient to prevent deployment of harmful technologies. Huang also joined a live call this week with U.S. President Trump in which both rejected proposals to slow AI development.