TSX Today: Why Canadian Stocks Could Fall on Tuesday, July 18

Canada's latest inflation report and retail sales data from the U.S. market could give further direction to TSX stocks today. Canadian stocks started the new week on a bearish note, as China's lower-than-expected gross domestic product growth in the second quarter and high unemployment among youth kept investors on their toes. The S&P/TSX Composite Index slid by 35 points, or 0.2%, on Monday to settle at 20,227 after rallying by 2.2% in the previous week. Despite a rally in some healthcare stocks, weakness in most other market sectors, including energy, utilities, and consumer cyclicals, dragged the TSX index down, as…