Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that he and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, were diagnosed with COVID-19. Trump is considered a high risk given he’s 74 years old and […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Facebook Inc. has banned ads on Facebook and Instagram that question the validity of voting methods or claim widespread voting fraud will occur during the 2020 presidential election. This came a day after U.S. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by three per cent in July. The report stated there were gains in the hotel/restaurant, agriculture, utilities, finance and insurance […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Fighting continued for a third day in the border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which has presently killed dozens of soldiers plus 11 civilians. The countries are fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – More than 20 people are dead in a border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On Sunday the two former Soviet Union republics in the Caucus region started fighting over the disputed territory of […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 25 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States-based drug company Novavax has begun late-stage trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. The trial involves 10,000 people ranging between 18 and 84. According to a statement issued on […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Following the Speech from the Throne on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government had plans for job creation and economic supports along with maintaining the health and safety of Canadians. The […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United Kingdom has been accused of breaching international law when it threatened to recognize Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president. Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuelan government has asked judges to reverse court ruling […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Deutsche Bank will close about 100 of its German locations, or one in five, in order to save on operating costs. The move is also in reaction to the “changing habits of customers during […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada and the United Kingdom have three months to hammer out a trade deal following the U.K’s exit from the European Union. Although the U.K. left the E.U. in January, the terms of the […] Read more