Global Markets: Russia captures Luhansk province

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After two months of fighting, Russian forces have finally gained control of Ukraine’s Luhansk province on Sunday after capturing the city of Lysychansk. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his country’s military on their victory, but many observers believe […] Read more


Global Markets: Economy up in April, likely down in May

Preliminary data for May points to contraction

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Just as Canadians prepare to mark the country’s 155th anniversary, Statistics Canada said on Thursday that preliminary data pointed to the country’s economy shrinking 0.2 per cent in May. That […] Read more

Global Markets: Trump needed to be restrained aide testifies

Alleges president endorsed calls to lynch his VP

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to chief of staff for United States President Donald Trump testified in front of the January 6 Committee on Tuesday. The congressional committee is investigating […] Read more


Global Markets: Missile strikes shopping centre

Russia draws world condemnation for the attack

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A Russian missile destroyed a shopping centre in Kremenchuk, Ukraine on Monday killing 18 people and leaving 59 wounded. Following the attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of being “the […] Read more

Global Markets: Division arising within G7

Zelensky to speak to summit today

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As the G7 met in Germany on Monday, there’s split among the world’s biggest economies when it comes to the war in Ukraine. This comes despite the G-7 having declared […] Read more





Global Markets: Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 22 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An earthquake in a remote mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed at least 1,000 people and injured many more, according to reports out of the country. The 6.1-magnitude quake […] Read more