Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 30 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – After increasing 0.5 per cent in March, Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2 per cent in April as 14 out of 20 sectors grew, Statistics Canada said in a report on Friday. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada June 29 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian producers report seeding record acres in canola and soybeans in 2017, according to Statistics Canada. Farmers reported seeding 22.8 million acres of canola this spring, up 12.1 per cent […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada June 28 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Dupont and Dow Chemical for the companies to sell some assets prior to their planned merger. Dupont has agreed to sell parts […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada June 27 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – European Union antitrust regulators have hit Google with a record 2.42 billion euro fine (C$3.60 billion) saying Google’s online searches disproportionately direct customers to its own online business. Google, a […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 26 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to give a speech in London on Tuesday, and her remarks should provide a clearer picture of the Fed’s ideas on […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3 per cent on a year-over-year basis in May, following a 1.6 per cent gain in April, Statistics Canada said in a report on Friday. Overall, energy prices […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada June 22 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Trading in Sears Canada shares were stopped this morning, after Sears said it was seeking court protection from creditors while it restructures. – There will be a new giant in […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 21 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Prince Philip is in hospital being treated for infection. Buckingham Palace called it a precaution. Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband, is 96. – A top-level shakeup continues at Uber this […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada CNS, June 20 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian plane and train manufacturer Bombardier Inc. has signed a C$1.5 billion deal to supply and maintain 750 passenger trains in the United Kingdom. The trains have been sold […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 19 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – China and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand US dairy exports, according to reports on Monday. A number of US processors are now able to start exporting to China immediately. […] Read more