Wall Street futures edged lower ​on Wednesday as Treasury yields and oil prices rose again, keeping investors cautious ‌as they awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve's September meeting.

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 eased from record highs on Wednesday as Treasury yields and oil prices rebounded, keeping investors cautious as they awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve's September meeting.

The US dollar edged higher on Wednesday, buoyed by rising oil prices, while investors awaited Federal Reserve meeting minutes and remarks from policymakers for signals on a potential rate hike.

Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, snapping a four-session winning streak as investors weighed rising Treasury yields, volatile oil prices and Federal Reserve minutes pointing to another potential interest rate

Reading marked a sixth consecutive merchandise-trade surplus and the biggest since May 2022, and came in well above the roughly C$1.5 billion economists anticipated.

Canada's trade surplus widened substantially in August to C$4.2 billion ($2.94 billion), data showed on Tuesday, as exporters rushed to increase shipments to the US before President Donald Trump's new tariffs took effect.

Canada’s trade surplus with the United States grew to $11.2 billion in August from $6.1 billion in July, the largest positive monthly change since 1997, as exports surged ahead of the implementation of U.S. Section 338 levies.

Canadian exports to the US rose sharply in August as importers appeared to rush to get ahead of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration toward the end of the month.