Global markets

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Feb. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   When Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland meets with her provincial counterparts on Friday, she will ask them to work together on a plan to defend against the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Feb. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Winter tightened its grip on the United States this week, with Arctic temperatures across the Northern Plains and ice storms in Texas and the Northeast. On Thursday, there were up to […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Feb. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The United States Federal Reserve will make its latest interest rate announcement at 1 pm CST on Wednesday, with market expectations keyed in on a 25-basis point increase. That would bring […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The four entities involved in the deal for Rogers Communications to acquire Shaw Communications agreed on Monday to push back their deadline from tomorrow to Feb. 17. Last week, the Federal […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 27 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   An Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank left nine people dead on Thursday, with a 10th Palestinian killed in clashes elsewhere. The attack that Palestinians decried as […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday it has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, the highest level in 15 years, in an effort to combat inflation. It is the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 25 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Germany will provide Ukraine with one company (14) of Leopard 2 A6 tanks and will also approve other countries to do the same. The German decision comes after weeks of hesitation and growing […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Nigeria opened a new deep seaport in Lagos on Monday, with the US$1.5 billion project expected to ease congestion at ports in the region and help the country become a hub of cargo […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Millions of people in Pakistan were without power Monday after government efforts at saving energy backfired. Power had been cut during low-usage hours overnight, but then it would not turn back on in […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada estimated on Friday that Canadian retail sales increased by 0.5 per cent in December, compared to a 0.1 per cent decline in November. Despite the good news, economists still expect a technical recession during the first […] Read more