Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has declared himself interim president of the South American country as protesters took to the streets this week in an effort to oust current […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Protestors opposed to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro plan on holding massive marches on Wednesday as part of ongoing efforts to overthrow the government. The United States government and other […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 22 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States will formally move ahead with the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou from Canada, according to reports. The Chinese executive has been under house arrest in […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 21 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May is set to unveil a new Brexit plan on Monday, a week after the previous plan was rejected by parliament. Dealing with the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 18 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was up at market close on Friday, as it and the Toronto Stock Exchange followed the United States stock markets. The dollar finished the day at US$0.7541 or US$1=C$1.3260, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7522 or C$1.3294. The S&P/TSX Composite […] Read more

By Commodity News Services Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 18 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – There was another volley in the diplomatic spat between Canada and China on Thursday when the latter’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, waded in. Lu warned of possible repercussions […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 17 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was down at market close Thursday along with oil and gold. The dollar finished the day at US$0.7522 or US$1=C$1.3294, which compares with Wednesday’s close of US$0.7548 or C$1.3248. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed Thursday at 15,211.22 up by 99.96 points. […] Read more

By Commodity News Services Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 17 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso on Tuesday has been found dead. The body of Kirk Woodman, an employee of the Vancouver-based Progress Minerals, was discovered on Wednesday […] Read more

By Commodity News Services Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 16 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An opinion poll by the Angus Reid Institute found 58 per cent of the 4,024 Canadians polled believe the country has a pipeline capacity crisis. The inability to move […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 15 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was virtually unchanged at market close Tuesday amid positive gains in the major North American stock markets, which were aided by the increase in oil. The dollar finished the day at US$0.7538 or US$1=C$1.3266, which compares with Monday’s close of US$0.7536 […] Read more