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WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Israeli airstrikes hit two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, creating more casualties in the area nearly a month after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7. The health ministry in Gaza said the Palestinian death […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s unemployment rate edged up 0.2 points in October to hit 5.7 per cent, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Total employment was up by 0.1 per cent with 18,000 new […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Northwestern Europe was dealing with strong winds and rains brought on by Storm Ciaran on Thursday, with airports, trains and schools closed, and at least two people reported dead. Power was out […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Seriously injured Palestinians and foreign passport holders were allowed to leave Gaza for the first time in over three weeks after a deal was reached between Egypt, Israel and Hamas allowing passage […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Fighting continues in Gaza despite mounting calls from the United Nations and other agencies for a humanitarian cease-fire, as civilians in the tiny Palestinian enclave struggle to obtain food and water. Israel […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israel’s ground attack on Gaza intensified over the weekend, attacking Gaza City from both the east and west in an attempt at striking Hamas militants believed to be hiding in tunnels under […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin announced on Friday that U.S. military jets struck two facilities in Syria being used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The targeted facilities were […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israeli Defense Forces announced on Thursday it carried out a “targeted raid” into northern Gaza overnight. While not the main invasion into the tiny Palestinian territory, the IDF said the raid […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 25 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ahead of the Bank of Canada announcement on Wednesday at 9 am CDT, economists said they are expecting another interest rate freeze from the central bank. In September the BoC held […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   With the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, the International Energy Agency stated on Tuesday that a sharp hike in fossil fuel prices could trigger a dramatic shift towards renewable energy, electric […] Read more