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By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 2 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Oil futures fell 1.2 per cent on Tuesday, following the decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to continue supply cuts. The decision was made in order to […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold a one-on-one meeting at the G20 summit in Japan this weekend. Analysts are uncertain what will come of the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 26 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – U.S. consumer spending in the first quarter of 2019 was weaker than previously reported, growing at just 0.9 per cent. According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 25 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The rate of rising home prices increased by less than expected in the United States. A recent report from Standard & Poor said the national home price index posted a 3.5 per […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 24 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Oil prices remained on the rise Monday morning, following a week of steady gains thanks to continued strife between the United States and Iran. The U.S. has blamed recent oil tanker attacks […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iran stated the United States was ready to retaliate following Thursday’s shooting down of an unmanned Global Hawk surveillance drone being operated by the U.S. Navy. Iranian officials told Reuters that a message […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Tensions in the Middle East skyrocketed as Iran shot down an United States drone reportedly flying over international air space. Iran stated the drone was flying over the southern part of the country. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As widely expected, the federal government announced it’s proceeding with the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Tuesday that construction on the C$7.4 billion project is scheduled to […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The fate of the Trans Mountain Pipeline will be announced Tuesday, with the expectation the federal government will approve the C$7.4 billion project that would triple the pipeline’s capacity. The 1,150 kilometer line […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – With temperatures consistently topping 45 degrees Celsius, a heatwave in India has caused the deaths of more than one hundred people, according to some accounts. The northern state of Bihar has been particularly […] Read more