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WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – At least 30 people are considered dead after a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday. According to the adviser of the region’s governor, 30 more people are in hospital and […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   China reported on Friday its imports fell 7.5 per cent and its exports dropped 9.9 per cent in December. That compares to November, when China’s its imports pulled back […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Inflation in the United States dropped to an annual rate of 6.5 per cent in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. The consumer price index fell […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   More than 4,000 airline flights in the United States were cancelled or delayed on Wednesday due to a widespread computer outage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). While […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   In an about face, Canada will procure 88 F-35 stealth fighter jets for approximately C$19 billion, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced on Monday. The Lockheed Martin F-35’s, of […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In scenes reminiscent of the Capitol Hill riot of Jan. 6, 2021, protests in Brasilia, Brazil turned violent on Sunday. The supporters of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Congress […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 6 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s economy added 104,000 jobs in December while the unemployment rate dipped to 5.0 per cent, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Meanwhile, the United States Labor Department reported 223,000 new jobs […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 5 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The standoff over who will become the next Speaker of the United States House of Representatives continued into its third day on Thursday, as division within the majority-Republican party has already seen top-contender […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 4 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The United States Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its December policy meeting Wednesday afternoon, with investors expected to watch for any insight into future interest rate decisions. It’s generally expected that […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 3 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Russian drone strikes on Ukraine continued to start the New Year, although Ukraine claimed that all the latest wave of attacks were shot down. Meanwhile, reports that dozens of Russian troops staying in […] Read more