Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 per cent in March, with employment growing at a 1.8 per cent rate on an annual basis, according to the latest labour report from Statistics Canada. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The agriculture committee of the European Parliament has approved food labeling rules that would place a ban on vegetarian food products using words like ‘burger,’ ‘sausage,’ or ‘steak’. The revised regulations passed with […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with opposition leader Jeremy Corbin on Wednesday in an attempt to reach a compromise on a Brexit deal. Corbin’s Labour Party would like to see […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The cryptocurrency Bitcoin climbed by as much as 20 per cent in overnight trading, hitting US$5,000 at one point with one algorithmic order worth US$100 million said to be the catalyst for the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In a case of life imitating art, Ukrainian comedic-actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is leading the presidential election race in the country after the first round of voting. Zelenskiy stars in a television show as […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 29 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – According to data from Statistics Canada, the Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in January. This growth is higher than expected, as economists predicted no growth for the month. The economy shrunk […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 28 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has submitted a written statement related to the SNC-Lavalin controversy to the Commons of Commons Justice Committee. The package, including emails and text messages, […] Read more

– Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has submitted a written statement related to the SNC-Lavalin controversy to the Commons of Commons Justice Committee. The package, including emails and text messages, is expected to be released to the public on Friday. According to reports, Wilson-Raybould said she would offer the committee “relevant facts […] Read more

WINNIPEG, March 27 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada has released data that shows Canada’s trade deficit shrank to $4.2 billion in January. Total exports rose 2.9 per cent to $47.6 billion, the first increase since July 2018. At the same […] Read more

Global Markets: China continues to shun Canadian canola By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 26 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Another Canadian grain company is banned from exporting to China. Viterra Inc. had its license revoked as the country continues to crack down on […] Read more