Global markets: Eurozone inflation rises

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 4 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The eurozone’s inflation has moved to its highest level in more than three years, data from the region said on Wednesday. Annual inflation moved to a rate of 1.1 per cent in December, according […] Read more



Global markets: Final trading day of 2016

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 30 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – In the last trading day of 2016, crude oil futures were generally stronger, with investors looking to an OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) output production cap set to take place in the […] Read more



Global markets: Crude holds near highs

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 28 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Crude oil futures were mostly unchanged in early activity on Wednesday. The market was holding near its highest level since mid-2015, analysts say. OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) producers are expected to […] Read more

Global markets: Canadian economy contracts in October

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Canada’s economy shrank in October, for the first time since May, according to a report from Statistics Canada. After increasing for four consecutive months, real gross domestic product was down 0.3 per cent in […] Read more



Global markets: CDN wholesale sales increase

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 20 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Wholesale sales increased 1.1 per cent to C$56.6 billion in October, offsetting most of September’s 1.5 per cent decrease. Gains were recorded in five subsectors, led by higher sales in the building material and […] Read more


Global markets: US dollar near 14-year-high

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 19 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US dollar was near its highest level in 14 years in early activity on Monday. The greenback was underpinned by ideas that president-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal expansion, proposed during his campaign, will lead […] Read more

Global markets: US housing starts decline

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 16 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The number of US housing starts dropped more than expected in November, according to reports out of the country on Friday. Ground-breaking fell 18.7 per cent from October’s nine-year high. – Foreign acquisitions of […] Read more