Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Although no date has been set, the United States and China will resume trade talks sometime this week with top officials from both countries participating in a teleconference. The world’s two largest economies […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 8 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian cannabis producer CannTrust Holdings Inc. has warned of a temporary product shortage, due to Health Canada cracking down on unlicensed growing rooms in its greenhouse facility in Pelham, Ont. Health Canada […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s unemployment rate increased to 5.5 per cent in June, as the economy lost 2,200 jobs, according to updated data from Statistics Canada. Expectations had been for job gains of about 10,000 after […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 4 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – On Tuesday afternoon, 34 workers became trapped underground in a potash mine in Saskatchewan. The mine was not producing potash and was under maintenance. All workers have since been rescued. “All 34 […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 3 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian economy reported a trade surplus in the month of May, marking only the fourth monthly surplus since 2014. According to recent data from Statistics Canada, exports in May increased by […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 2 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Oil futures fell 1.2 per cent on Tuesday, following the decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to continue supply cuts. The decision was made in order to […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold a one-on-one meeting at the G20 summit in Japan this weekend. Analysts are uncertain what will come of the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 26 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – U.S. consumer spending in the first quarter of 2019 was weaker than previously reported, growing at just 0.9 per cent. According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 25 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The rate of rising home prices increased by less than expected in the United States. A recent report from Standard & Poor said the national home price index posted a 3.5 per […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 24 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Oil prices remained on the rise Monday morning, following a week of steady gains thanks to continued strife between the United States and Iran. The U.S. has blamed recent oil tanker attacks […] Read more