Global markets

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Despite the prospects of a recovering economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, weekly jobless claims in the United States unexpectedly rose for the week ended July 17. Claims for benefits increased by 51,000 to 419,000 in total, exceeding the […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada Border Services Agency officers will vote this week whether or not to take strike action, potentially creating a major setback towards the federal government’s plans to re-open the Canada/United States border. More than 8,500 officers, who have […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian government announced on Monday it was easing some of its border restrictions, allowing fully vaccinated American travelers into the country starting Aug. 9. Fully vaccinated travelers from elsewhere can enter Canada starting on Sept. 7. Travelers […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Stocks in Europe and in North America are expected to experience a selloff on Monday as investors become more wary of a quick financial recovery due to the COVID-19 Delta variant. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq […] Read more

WINNIPEG, July 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In a call to premiers yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that if vaccinations continue at their current pace, fully vaccinated Americans and permanent residents would be allowed into Canada by mid-August. He added […] Read more

WINNIPEG, July 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday that during the last week, the number of COVID-19-related deaths had increased for the first time in nine weeks, a three per cent increase to 55,000 deaths. […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) will update its economic outlook later today, including whether or not the central bank decides to taper off its bond-buying program. Analysts expect both of the BoC’s first-quarter and second-quarter projections from last […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Half of all eligible Canadians – those aged 12 or over – are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to CTV News. This number represents 44 per cent of the Canadian population, with more than 26 million Canadians […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of The Virgin Group of companies, went into space on Sunday. Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space-tourism company reached an altitude of 88 kilometres over New Mexico for the adventure […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Jobs gains in Canada during June have far exceeded economists’ predictions with 230,700 net positions versus expectations of 175,000, according to Statistics Canada on Friday. However, all of the jobs […] Read more