Global markets

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada will act to prevent the smuggling of cheap steel and aluminum into the North American market to avoid new United States’ tariffs on the metals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. Under the new measures, the Canada Border Services Agency […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 23, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. China wanted the United States Friday to ‘pause on the brink of a precipice’ as it threatened repercussions on U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on imports from China […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 22 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs and other sanctions of at least US$50 billion against China on Thursday over allegations of theft of intellectual property, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Mar. 21, 2018 – A US$57 billion takeover of Monsanto has been approved by the European Union. Agricultural giant Bayer announced in September it had reached a deal with Monsanto to acquire the company. The EU says Bayer will have to dump some of its other firms to ensure […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Mar. 20, 2018 – A pact between Microsoft and BlackBerry appears to be paying off. BlackBerry Ltd’s U.S.-listed share jumped by six per cent on Tuesday after the software company announced it would be providing additional security to Microsoft’s Office program. BlackBerry has been making strides since ditching its […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Mar. 19, 2018 – Allegations that Facebook users’ data may have been compromised during the U.S. election sent shares plummeting. A report from the New York Times and U.K.-based news paper The Observer said that up to 50 million accounts had been mined without permission by Cambridge Analytica during […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 16, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian factory sales fell in January by one per cent, the biggest drop in six months, according to new data released by Statistics Canada Friday. The decline was due to […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 15, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he is “very optimistic” for a successful result for Canada, the United States and Mexico as they renegotiate the North American Free Trade […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 14, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The American government hit the Canadian forestry industry with more duties late Tuesday as it upheld countervailing duties on Canadian newsprint. The United States Department of Commerce said in a […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 13, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Rising interest rates along with strong job growth led to more uninsured mortgages and longer tenure of car loans, putting a strain on the lending quality of Canadian banks, according […] Read more