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WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.8 per cent in October and preliminary data suggests a 0.3 per cent gain in November, as well. November was the sixth straight month […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to speak to the country on Wednesday regarding the Omicron variant. In recent days the number of reported cases of Omicron have spiked […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After hitting a record low relative to the United States dollar on Monday, the Turkish lira rallied sharply on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new measures aimed to safeguard local currency […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The NHL and NHL Players Association have reached an agreement to continue the regular season schedule, despite a number of COVID-19 related postponements. All cross-border games will also be delayed through Dec. 23 […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Already faced with the Omicron strain of COVID-19 starting to take hold in Canada, the number of reported cases in the country has been spiking. As of Friday morning, approximately […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – With the Omicron COVID-19 variant starting to become fast-spreading, the Canadian government advised residents on Thursday not to engage in non-essential foreign travel despite the holiday season. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the measure will be in place […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that inflation in November bumped up 0.2 per cent, holding at 4.7 per cent, the highest since 2003. Reports said extensive delays in the global […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland will present the federal government’s fiscal update today in the House of Commons. This comes a day after Freeland and Bank of Canada Governor […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem are scheduled to announce the central bank’s new direction in combating inflation on Monday. Expectations are […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the country’s inflation rate reached 6.8 per cent in November, the highest level since 1982 and 0.8 percentage points higher than in October. Higher costs in gasoline, […] Read more