Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 17 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US consumer prices saw their biggest increase in six-months in October, according to reports out of the country on Thursday. The US Consumer Price Index gained 0.4 per cent in October, after a 0.3 […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 16 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Manufacturing sales rose for the fourth consecutive month, up 0.3 per cent to C$51.5 billion in September. The gain reflected higher sales in the transportation equipment and fabricated metal industries, Statistics Canada said in […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 15 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The Italian economy advanced 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, according to reports out of the country on Tuesday. Market watchers say the gains may have been led by increased domestic spending. Germany’s […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 14 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Donald Trump winning the US presidential had a bearish effect on bond markets, according to reports on Monday, causing more than a trillion dollars in losses across international bond markets. Bonds are debt markets […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, November 10, 2016 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US jobless claims in the week ending November 5 fell 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 254,000, the country’s labour department said on Thursday. The country’s strong labour force continues to […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 9 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Donald Trump won the US presidential election over Hillary Clinton. The news sent the US and Canadian dollars lower in early activity, and made investors question whether the US Federal Reserve will raise interest […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 8 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US dollar moved lower in early activity on Tuesday, pressured by US presidential election-day jitters. – Canadian housing starts dropped in October, a report from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said on […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 7 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US dollar gained in early activity on Monday, boosted by an announcement from the FBI that they will not be laying any changes against Hillary Clinton following the investigation of another set of […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 4 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Canada’s imports rose 4.7 per cent to a record C$47.6 billion in September, as an exceptionally large transaction accounted for the increase. Import prices increased 2.4 per cent and volumes were up 2.3 per […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 3 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The number of people filing for unemployment benefits in the US moved to a three-month-high in the week ending October 29. Claims increased by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 265,000, data out of the […] Read more