Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 29 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A North Korean missile fired over the Japanese island of Hokkaido drew immediate and stern reaction, and further heightened global tensions. The United Nations security council was expected to address […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, August 28 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Prices for US gasoline rose five percent on Monday after the worst storm in Texas’ recent history dumped massive amounts of rain on the Houston and Corpus Christi region. Gasoline […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 24 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – North Korea has unveiled plans to build a newer, more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. – Russian strategic bomber and fighter jets flew what Russian officials called a “pre-arranged flight” over […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 23 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Despite North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to order more rocket engines, there were signs tensions were easing. The information about the order carried by a North Korean news […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 22 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump reaffirmed U.S. military commitments to Afghanistan yesterday, by not setting a withdrawal date for American troops. A rapid exit, he said, would cause more harm […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 21, CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The solar eclipse tracks its way across North America on Monday, and many eyes will be on the sky (with proper protection) throughout the trading day. – The UK […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 17 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States says it will go ahead with joint war games with South Korea as scheduled, despite pressure from North Korea and China to stop the controversial operation. – […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 16 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada, United States and Mexico begin talks in Washington today to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. – Japanese and American military planes carried out air exercises near […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 15 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Several business leaders have left the American Manufacturing Council set up by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Kenneth Frazier, chief executive officer of Merck & Co. pharmaceuticals, Kevin Plank, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug. 10 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Tensions between the United States and North Korea showed few signs of slowing as U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis warned North Korea to “cease any consideration of actions that […] Read more