Global Markets: Negotiators work to extend truce

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – On the final day of a temporary ceasefire by Israel and Hamas, international mediators worked in Qatar on Wednesday to extend it via the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Nine women, a teenage girl and […] Read more




Global Markets: Hamas/Israel truce holding in Gaza

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A four-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Friday, with no reports of fighting so far as the pause allows humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza. A prisoner exchange is expected to include 13 Israelis […] Read more


Global Markets: Gaza truce delayed

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   A proposed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been delayed at least until Friday, as fighting continued in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. The Israeli military reported that it had launched 300 […] Read more




Global Markets: Political earthquake strikes Argentina

Milei promises massive spending cuts

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Argentina jolted itself from the center-left to the far-right with Sunday’s presidential election runoff. Right-wing populist Javier Milei scored 55.7 per cent of the ballots cast to 44.3 per cent for […] Read more


Global Markets: UN halts aid shipments into Gaza

Israel will allow limited fuel supplies

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   After the United Nations suspended its humanitarian aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip due to fuel shortages, Israel announced on Friday that it will permit only two fuel trucks per day […] Read more

Global Markets: Biden, Xi agree to increase co-operation

Presidents to have hotline

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met outside of San Francisco for four hours on Wednesday, dealing with several issues that are sore spots in their relations. […] Read more