Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 2 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US job growth was slower in May, according to reports on Friday. Nonfarm payrolls advanced 138,000 in May, while data from the previous two months was revised lower. Analysts say the data could indicate […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 1 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US private sector gained 253,000 jobs in May, according to reports out of the country on Thursday. That figure is higher than analysts had expected, however, the unemployment rate is likely to stay […] Read more

WINNIPEG, May 31 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Canada’s gross domestic product increased in March, at a pace higher than analysts had expected, market watchers said on Wednesday. According to Statistics Canada, the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.5 per cent in March, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 30 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US consumer spending increased the most in four months in April, according to reports out of the country on Tuesday. The US Commerce Department reported that consumer spending was up 0.4 per cent. Market […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 29 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – India’s economy is expected to grow 7.2 per cent in 2017/18, according to estimates from the World Bank. India is the world’s fastest growing major economy, market watchers say. – Following two consecutive years […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 26 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US economy advanced less than analysts had expected last month, according to reports on Friday. The country’s gross domestic product increased at a 1.2 per cent annual rate, the US Commerce Department said. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 25 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US jobless claims in the week ending May 20 rose 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 234,000, data from the country’s labour department said. Though claims were up, they were still below 300,000, which indicates […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Bond credit rating organization, Moody’s Investors Services has downgraded China’s credit ratings, according to reports on Wednesday. The downgrade is China’s first in close to 30 years, analysts say. – In Canadian data, realized […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, May 23, 2017 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was stronger against its US counterpart on Tuesday. The dollar was propped up by higher crude oil futures and strong domestic data. Crude oil futures advanced on Tuesday, gathering support from reports that OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Crude oil futures dropped in early activity on Tuesday, pressured by ideas that the US will begin selling off its stockpiles of the commodity. US President Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes selling the country’s […] Read more