Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York on Wednesday, after a two-week journey across the Atlantic on a solar-powered yacht. Thunberg, 16, is set to speak at the United Nations Climate Action […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A US$20 million aid offer from the G7 to help fight fires in the Amazon rain forest has been rejected by Brazil. Onyx Lorenzoni, the chief of staff to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Trade tensions between the United States and China were showing signs of easing on Monday, after increased tariffs from both sides on Friday sent equity markets sharply lower. Beijing officials were calling for […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, August 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In the latest turn in the United States/China trade war, on Friday China announced it will impose tariffs of five to 10 per cent on approximately US$75 billion of U.S. goods in two […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is set to get moving again, as the federally-owned company has issued “notice to proceed” directives to construction contractors. “Construction work will soon begin in communities […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s annual rate of inflation held steady at 2.0 per cent in July, according to updated data from Statistics Canada. Pre-report market expectations had been for a slight dip in the Consumer Price […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An Iranian oil tanker seized in early July is now on its way from Gibraltar to Greece. The vessel, carrying 2.1 million barrels of oil, was originally seized by the British Royal Marines […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Reports that United States President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in purchasing Greenland are being dismissed as a terrible idea by residents of the largely autonomous Danish country. “We are open for […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 15 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian non-farm employment rose by 73,700 in July, according to the most recent report from a private firm. This reflects an increase in hiring in the trade, transportation, utilities, construction, leisure, and […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 14 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Recent economic data from numerous countries has stoked fears of a global recession. China and Germany have reported data that points to a cooling economy for both countries, and the yield curve […] Read more