Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Apr. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States jobless claims have hit 6.6 million, which is a new record for the country. The previous record was set last week, when 3.3 million lost their jobs. Economists expect even more […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Apr. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government will spend C$2 billion on manufacturing protective personal equipment for healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “Protective personal equipment is essential to protect healthcare […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   After over a year-long ban, China has agreed to allow Canadian canola imports again. This move comes after the COVID-19 pandemic lowered Chinese soybean stocks to the lowest point in almost a decade. […] Read more

WINNIPEG, March 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Global cases of COVID-19 have topped over 700,000, with the United States leading the way with 143,055 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. U.S. President Donald Trump has extended the federal mandate to […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States surpassed Italy and China on Thursday as the country with the most reported cases of COVID-19. As of Friday morning, the U.S. had approximately 86,000 cases and more than 1,300 […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – There will be a video conference among G20 leaders on Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. The world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are expected to talk about co-ordinating efforts to […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 25 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The House of Commons in Canada approved a C$82 billion aid package in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Some of the items in the bill to combat the economic impact of the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The spread of COVID-19 continues in Canada as Yukon and the Northwest Territories have reported their first cases late Sunday evening. A Yukon couple who travelled to the United States tested positive, said […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – California has issued a ‘stay at home’ order on Thursday, restricting travel in the state of 40 million people indefinitely. The move came as the COVID-19 death toll in the United States hit […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The COVID-19 pandemic remains the at the forefront of everything in the world, as the countries work to ‘flatten the curve’ and also deal with the economic fallout of the drastic social distancing […] Read more