Global markets

WINNIPEG, March 6 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada will set a new interest rate on Wednesday, March 6. Investors speculate that the overnight rate will remain at 1.75 per cent, in light of the economic slowdown in the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 5 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Oil futures have steadied, reversing earlier losses, as OPEC and allies have capped production to reduce surplus. Libya, however, restarted production on its largest oil field, halting further market gains. At 8:52 […] Read more

WINNIPEG, March 4 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Global stock shares rose on Monday as traders speculated on positive trade talks between the United States and China. U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could sign a formal trade deal […] Read more

WINNIPEG, March 1 (MarketsFarm News) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Friday morning kicked off with a cabinet shuffle on Parliament Hill after Jody Wilson-Raybould’s departure following the SNC-Lavalin controversy. Lawrence MacAulay, formerly the Minister of Agriculture, is moving to Veteran Affairs. Minister of International […] Read more

WINNIPEG, Feb. 28 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign following former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony on SNC-Lavalin. Scheer cites Trudeau’s “lack of moral authority” as rendering him […] Read more

WINNIPEG, Feb. 26 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and United States President Donald Trump arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a summit that will outline next steps to implementing North Korea’s pledge to give up its […] Read more

WINNIPEG, Feb. 25 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s Barrick Gold Corp has offered US$8 billion to U.S. rival Newmont Mining Corp, a move that would combine the world’s two largest gold producers. Newmont has rejected previous bids in the past, and […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 21 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A massive fire in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, killed at least 81 people, according to reports out of the country. Firefighters battled the blaze in the centuries-old Chawkbazar […] Read more

By Glen Hallick, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 20 (CNS Canada) – Soybeans, wheat and corn have been trading generally lower of late on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). In particular soybeans are in “a little bit of a free fall,” said Terry Reilly, senior agriculture futures analyst with Futures International in Chicago, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Feb. 20 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A plan by the Alberta government to invest C$3.7 billion in moving oil by rail is expected to generate C$5.9 billion in sales and increased revenue, netting the province […] Read more