Global markets

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Aug. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   As expected, Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, striking at the corner of the state’s panhandle. The category three hurricane has been forecast to create storm surges […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Aug. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Tropical Storm Idalia was upgraded to a level three hurricane on Tuesday, as it moved towards the Florida Gulf Coast. Winds are projected to reach 180 kilometers per hour by Wednesday […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Aug. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Over the weekend, workers at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis were almost unanimous in their granting Unifor a strike mandate. The results reflect a similar vote among autoworkers in the United […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will deliver a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo. on Friday, with many observers believing he will keep benchmark interest rates at high levels for longer than expected. However, Powell has not indicated […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group mercenary leader who led a brief armed rebellion against Russian President Vladimir Putin two months ago, is believed to be dead after the plane he was on crashed north of Moscow on Thursday. […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Retail sales in Canada in July increased by 0.4 per cent from June, according to an estimate from Statistics Canada released on Wednesday. It was the largest month-to-month gain since April. In June, retail sales increased by 0.1 […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Wildfires continue to burn in the Northwest Territories with approximately 68 per cent of the territory’s residents already evacuated. While light rainfall and winds helped prevent the spread, warmer than normal temperatures are expected for Tuesday in some […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Fire officials in British Columbia announced on Sunday that conditions were improving after wildfires destroyed several homes in and around Kelowna, forcing residents to evacuate. Some residents are now allowed to return home, but will still be under […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Aug. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Wildfires continued to pose a major threat in Canada, with Kelowna having issued evacuation orders on Friday for the British Columbia city’s northern neighbouhood. Kelowna, with about 150,000 people, has been […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Aug. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Officials in the Northwest Territories ordered the evacuation of Yellowknife on Wednesday, giving the approximately 22,000 people in the city until noon Friday to leave. A wildfire closed within 17 kilometers […] Read more