Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After months of negotiations United States Congressional leaders announced on Sunday a US$900 billion pandemic economic stimulus package. Among the plan’s provisions are payments to most Americans of US$600 per week and US$300/week […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Although the United Kingdom formally left the European Union on January 31, 2020, some negotiations are still under way. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, warned U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson that access to […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, after meeting with numerous European leaders last week. France and Spain’s prime ministers are self-isolating after their recent close contact with him. Macron and his […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States Congress is close to agreeing on a COVID-19 relief package, totalling less than US$900 billion. The bill may be attached to crucial government spending legislation which is scheduled to pass by the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. British scientists have attribute over 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in southern England as having a mutation of the virus, which may cause the virus to spread more easily between people, though they are not […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The first of many COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Montreal on Sunday night. Some healthcare workers across the country will receive their first dose as early as this week, depending on their eligibility. Canada will […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The European Union has reached a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent over the next decade, compared with 1990 levels. Discussions to reach the agreement went through the night, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Weekly jobless claims jumped to a seasonally adjusted 853,000 people in the week ended Dec. 5, according to updated data from the country’s Labor Department. The number of people filing initial claims for […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Farmer unions in India have rejected the latest government proposal to amend controversial agricultural laws in the country, according to reports. Farmers have been protesting for weeks, launching a nationwide strike on Tuesday […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan in the United Kingdom on what officials in the country have deemed V-Day. Canada’s own immunization will start in […] Read more