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By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 30 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported the economy contracted in February after showing growth in January. Gross domestic product pulled back 0.1 per cent in February, according to a report. Poorer-than-expected performances in the mining, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 29 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Thousands of Canadians in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick are facing extreme flooding conditions. In Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, a suburb west of Montreal, over 7,000 residents were forced to evacuate after the Lake of […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Hydro Quebec issued a warning on Thursday that its decommissioned hydroelectric dam at Bell Falls could burst due to rising floodwaters. This weekend the water flow on the Rouge River through the dam […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 25 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian government announced on Thursday it has pushed back their deadline for making a decision on the Trans Mountain Pipeline from mid-May to June 18. Federal Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Billions of dollars of gold is being smuggled out of Africa, according to a report by Reuters. More than US$15 billion in gold was imported by the United Arab Emirates in 2016, nearly […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Voting continues today in India as its massive national election has entered the third of its seven phases. The election began April 11 and continues until May 19, with the results announced in […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The government of Sri Lanka will impose emergency powers after bombings killed 290 people and wounded approximately 500 others on April 21. The attacks were carried out at churches and luxury hotels in […] Read more

WINNIPEG, April 18 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Stock futures were slightly up ahead of the long weekend, as experts anticipate the long-awaited release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 United States Presidential Election. Also, social […] Read more

WINNIPEG, April 17 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Reports indicate that the U.S. trade deficit fell to an eight-month low in February, thanks to imports from China plunging. The report also implied that economic growth was much stronger in the first quarter […] Read more

WINNIPEG, April 16 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar held fairly steady on Tuesday, as stocks rallied after a rocky Monday. The Canadian dollar closed at US$.7484 or US$1=C$1.3361, down from Monday’s close of US$.7488 or US$1=C$1.3354. The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 12.26 points to close at 16,502.20. The NASDAQ closed up, gaining 24.22 at 8,00.23 […] Read more