Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 27 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. US IMPORTS UP, EXPORTS DROP The US trade gap in goods widened in May, according to reports out of the country on Monday. The advanced trade gap increased to a seasonally adjusted US$60.59 billion from […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. BREXIT NOW OFFICIAL Britain has voted to leave the European Union after a narrow race, according to reports on Friday. The results of the polling show a 52-48 per cent victory for the ‘leave’ campaign. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. ‘BREXIT’ POLLING UNDERWAY A referendum vote, which will determine whether or not Britain stays in the European Union, has started, and the results will become available early Friday morning. Advance polling indicates a tight race, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 22 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. CANADA’S RETAIL SALES GAIN IN APRIL Following a 0.8 per cent decline in March, retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to C$44.3 billion in April. Sales were up in 7 of 11 subsectors, representing 64 […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 21 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. CHINA’S PRIVATE-FIRMS ACTIVITY DROPS TO FOUR-MONTH-LOW An early survey which tracks China’s manufacturing showed a contraction in June, according to reports out of the country on Tuesday. The index dropped to a four-month-low, analysts say, […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 20 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. CANADA’S WHOLESALE TRADE EDGES UP IN APRIL Wholesale sales edged up 0.1 per cent to C$54.8 billion in April, after two consecutive monthly declines. Gains were recorded in three of seven subsectors, led by the […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 17 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. CANADA’S ANNUAL INFLATION SLIGHTLY DOWN IN MAY The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5 per cent in the 12 months to May, after increasing 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada said in a report […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 16 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. US JOBLESS CLAIMS UP, LABOUR MARKET REMAINS HEALTHY US jobless claims in the week ended June 11 increased by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 277,000, according to data from the country’s labour department on Thursday. […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 15 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. FED LIKELY TO LEAVE INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED, ANALYSTS SAY Many market watchers expect the US Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as officials wrap up a two-day policy meeting. A mixed US […] Read more

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 14 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. CANADA’S NATIONAL NET WORTH DECLINES IN FIRST-QUARTER National net worth declined 1.5 per cent, or C$144.7 billion, to C$9,571 billion at the end of the first quarter. This was mainly due to a decrease in […] Read more