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Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s economy exceeded expectations by adding 25,000 jobs in November, but the unemployment rate still went up 0.1 of a point during that month to 5.8 per cent, according to a Statistics Canada (StatCan) report released on […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported on Thursday that Canada’s economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, while also shrinking 1.1 per cent on an annualized basis. StatCan also revised its Q2 figures, which now […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – On the final day of a temporary ceasefire by Israel and Hamas, international mediators worked in Qatar on Wednesday to extend it via the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Nine women, a teenage girl and […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Israel and Hamas agreed to an extension of a temporary ceasefire on Monday, adding two more days to their truce. During that time so far, Hamas has released 50 Israeli women and children, while Israel turned over […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – On the final day of their original temporary ceasefire agreement, Israel and Hamas are seeking an extension on Monday. A fourth exchange of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners was expected to take place today. Israel said […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A four-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Friday, with no reports of fighting so far as the pause allows humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza. A prisoner exchange is expected to include 13 Israelis […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   A proposed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been delayed at least until Friday, as fighting continued in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. The Israeli military reported that it had launched 300 […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Hamas and Israel have agreed to a four-day ceasefire, according to reports, with at least 50 Israeli hostages to be released by Hamas in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Hamas is reportedly near a truce agreement with Israel, according to a statement from the chief of the Palestinian militant group, Ismail Haniyeh. If reached, in addition to a pause in the […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Argentina jolted itself from the center-left to the far-right with Sunday’s presidential election runoff. Right-wing populist Javier Milei scored 55.7 per cent of the ballots cast to 44.3 per cent for […] Read more