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Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – All truckers, including Canadian truckers, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 when crossing the Canada/United States border, the federal government clarified on Friday. A spokesperson for the Canada Border Services […] 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. – In a sudden about-face, the Canadian government backed away on Wednesday afternoon from its strong assertion that truckers crossing the border with the United States would need to quarantined for […] 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 hit a 40-year high, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index climbed 0.5 per cent in December, which pushed […] 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. – Prior to appearing before the United States Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell publicly acknowledged that inflation has exacted a toll on “those less able […] 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. – Negotiations between the United States and Russia began on Monday with the focus on Ukraine. Fears that a large Russian troop build-up along the border with Ukraine could lead to […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has reportedly authorized law enforcement in the country to ‘shoot to kill’ protestors in an effort to quell unrest in the former Soviet republic. In a televised address, Tokayev […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Escalating protests in Kazakhstan left dozens of demonstrators and at least 12 police dead, according to reports out of the country. Initially triggered by rising fuel costs, the protests have evolved into a […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Five of the largest superpowers in the world released a joint statement on Monday pledging to work together to banish nuclear weapons. China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and France, permanent members of the United Nations […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for nearly an hour on Thursday as tensions grow over Russia’s military buildup on its own border with Ukraine. Biden stated once again that any aggression by […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said on Wednesday it is not considering a change to self-isolation guidelines, despite new guidance by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortening the isolation period from […] Read more