Global Markets: U.S. Presidential race continues

WINNIPEG, Nov. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The count to determine the 2020 presidential election continues, with some million votes in key swing states yet to be counted. Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won Arizona, Wisconsin, and Michigan, among others, garnering 264 of […] Read more



Global Markets: Americans head to the polls

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. It’s election day in the United States, and Americans are casting ballots for president, members of Congress, and other local races. According to a survey by CNN, Edison Research, and Catalist, over 100 million […] Read more




Global Markets: French/Muslim tensions mount

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Tensions continue to rise between France and Muslim-majority countries, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claiming western countries want to “relaunch the Crusades.” The latest back-and-forth was sparked after a French teacher was beheaded […] Read more





Global Markets: Ceasefire attempts in two wars

Bolivia makes election results official

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to meet separately with his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday in Washington, D.C. Pompeo will try to cobble together a third cease-fire […] Read more

Global Markets: Malaysian minister claims forced labour ‘an old issue’

U.S. bans palm oil made by FGV Holdings

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Amid ongoing allegations of forced labour being used in the Malaysian palm oil industry coming from worker groups, as well as the United States, Malaysian Minister of Plantations Industries and Commodities Mohd Khairuddin […] Read more