Global markets

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Two major Canadian banks reported on Wednesday their second quarter profits were lower than a year ago. The BMO Financial Group said its Q2 revenue totaled C$8.44 billion, down from last […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Former governor general David Johnston is scheduled to release his report on foreign interference in Canada at 11 am CDT on Tuesday. Johnston was named as an independent special rapporteur by […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Hours before the start of the Victoria Day weekend, WestJet and its pilots union came to a deal in principle on Thursday night, averting a strike which was supposed to start early Friday morning. WestJet chief executive officer […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Wildfires in Alberta could continue well into the summer months, according to the province’s Wildfire Information Unit. As of Wednesday afternoon, 91 forest fires were burning in Alberta with 27 considered out of control, displacing nearly 12,000 […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed South Korea’s National Assembly on Wednesday where he highlighted the historical ties between the two nations. Trudeau also discussed climate change, economic investment, gender equality, but also mentioned that Canada was determined […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported this morning that the country’s annual inflation rate moved up by 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.4 per cent in April, bucking economists’ expectations that it would decline to 4.1 per cent. It […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sunday that four federal byelections will take place on June 19 in the ridings of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount, Que.; Oxford, Ont. Portage–Lisgar, Man.; and Winnipeg South Centre, Man. People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Turkey will hold presidential and parliamentary elections this weekend, with the contentious 20-year leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing stiff challenges. The leadup to the election has been marred by violence […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia has yet to start, with more time needed to prepare, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European broadcasters on Thursday. Meanwhile, Britain announced it would increase its support by […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 17 people over the past two days, with Palestinians countering by firing more than 100 rockets towards southern Israel. Hamas has […] Read more