Global markets

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Economic growth in China stumbled during May, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The NBS said industrial output that month was 3.5 per cent, falling from 5.6 […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Despite earlier expectations of another interest rate hike by the United States Federal Reserve, indications on Wednesday pointed to a rate freeze. The possibility of the about-face came after the Bureau […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   In a unanimous vote on Monday, the boards for Bunge and Glencore approved the former’s proposal to acquire the latter’s 49.99 per cent stake in Viterra for US$8.2 billion. Reports said […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 12  (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Glencore made headlines on Monday for two reasons. One, the Switzerland-based company said it’s continuing its pursuit of Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal business, now offering to pay cash. However, Glencore didn’t […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former United States President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that he is being indicted on federal charges relating to his mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Two people familiar with the situation confirmed to […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) decided to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday. While the central bank said earlier this year it planned on leaving its key interest rate […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce a decision on its key interest rate later this morning. While Canada’s central bank said earlier this year it planned to keep its key rate steady, recent economic data suggests that […] Read more

WINNIPEG — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, will provide an update later today on the wildfire situations across Canada. More than 150 fires were burning in Quebec, causing […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Jobs growth in the United States beat expectations in May, with the country’s nonfarm payrolls up by 339,000 jobs, according to a report from the Labor Department. The solid jobs data was […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Russia reportedly repelled several cross-border attacks from Ukraine, killing at least 30 Ukrainian soldiers, according to reports out of Moscow. Meanwhile, Russian aerial assaults on Kyiv continued, with the latest casualties including […] Read more