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Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, July 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked on Monday for cabinet ministers to return to Ottawa by Tuesday. Reports said that besides a series of meetings, Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada announced on Thursday it has reached a deal with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) for the second time in a week. The union’s contract caucus will vote on […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Just hours after giving a 72-hour strike notice to the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada revoked that same notice on Wednesday night, allaying fears of another strike. More than 7,400 […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Thousands of workers at B.C. ports are going back to the picket line on Wednesday after failing to ratify a tentative deal reached through federal mediation. More than 7,400 members from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported on Tuesday that Canada’s inflation rate dropped to 2.8 per cent in June, the lowest level in more than two years and lower than the 3.4 per cent rate in May. Gasoline prices fell […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russia has let a deal allowing Ukraine to export its grain through the Black Sea lapse on Monday, causing a blow to food security in places such as Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The Black Sea Grain […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, July 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian manufacturing sales increased by 1.2 per cent in May, hitting C$72.9 billion, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Chemical products and motor vehicles were both up by 4.8 per cent […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) expects worldwide oil demand to increase by 2.44 million barrels per day in 2023 and then by another 2.25 million bpd in 2024, despite economic concerns in China and India, according […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, July 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Vermont is recovering from heavy flooding after receiving two months worth of rain in the span of two days. A state of emergency was declared for the entire state on Tuesday, with […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, July 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Indonesia has seized an Iranian-flagged supertanker over suspicion it was involved in the illegal transshipment of crude oil. The MT Arman 114 was reportedly carrying 272,569 tonnes of light crude oil, valued […] Read more