Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After posting slight declines for the months of September and October, Canada’s gross domestic product increased by 0.1 per cent in November. That was mainly due to increasing in goods-producing industries, as well […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Nearly 8,000 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, with over 7,700 reported cases in China. Additional cases have also been reported in nearly 20 countries. Some airlines have temporarily suspended flights […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Yemen’s Houthi rebels are claiming responsibility for an attack on an oil facility in Saudi Arabia. The 400,000 barrel-per-day refinery, owned by Aramco, wasn’t operating at its full capacity. The attack boosted crude […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Trump’s impeachment trial continues in the senate today. Earlier in the week, it was discovered that former National Security Advisor John Bolton wrote in an unpublished manuscript that President Trump […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – At least one person has been wounded after three missiles were fired at the United States embassy in Iraq on Sunday night. The attacks, which occurred in a fortified Green Zone, note a […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – ¬China has now cut off transportation links to 10 cities as the coronavirus situation worsens in the country. As of Friday, the death toll has climbed to 26 people and the number of […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China closed off the major cities of Wuhan and Huanggang on Thursday in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has now killed 17 people and with more than 500 reported […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Germany said on Wednesday there was a case of African swine fever in Poland that was only 12 kilometers from its border. In December, Poland reported 55 cases of ASF in wild boars. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Six people have died from a coronavirus outbreak in China with more than 300 confirmed cases as of Tuesday. The coronavirus hasn’t been contained to Wuhan and is spreading throughout China with cases […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – ¬The extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou gets underway today in Vancouver. Meng was arrested by Canadian authorities in December 2018 at the request of the United States, where she’s accused of […] Read more