Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 7 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A recent report from Statistics Canada detailed the Canadian economy created 27,000 jobs in May, beating out economists’ expectations of 5,000. The unemployment rate was just 5.4 per cent, which is the […] Read more

WINNIPEG, June 6 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A recent report from Statistics Canada detailed Canada’s trade deficit shrank to C$966 million in April. Economists predicted a C$2.8 billion deficit for the month. The shrinking deficit is due to exports increasing by […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 5 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Toronto Real Estate Board reported that home sales increased by 18.9 per cent in May, up from the 15-year low reported in April. Listings only grew by 0.8 per cent. The […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 4 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 4 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a travel warning for […] Read more

WINNIPEG, June 3 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China is unilaterally blaming the United States for the lack of trade deal between the two countries. The Chinese government published a 23-page paper in eight languages detailing the trade negotiations between the two […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A nationwide strike in Argentina has halted grain exports and air travel, with many businesses, schools, and other offices closed. Protestors backed by major unions in the country are demonstrating against austerity measures […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Severe tornadoes in Ohio overnight have left over five-million people without power, according to reports. The extent of the property damage in the Dayton area is not yet known, but there were no […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Results of the European Parliament elections held over the weekend saw gains for both liberal and Green candidates on the one side, while populist and nationalist parties also gained ground in Italy, Franc, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After three years in the job and several failed attempts to reach a Brexit deal, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Friday her decision to resign. May will quit as Conservative […] Read more

WINNIPEG, May 23 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Evacuation orders remain in place for the town of High Level, Alta., as fire conditions are extreme and unpredictable. On Wednesday, evacuees were told to plan to stay elsewhere for longer than originally anticipated. […] Read more