Global markets

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

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday she will not seek another term and will officially step down by Feb. 7 when a new leader is sworn in. Ardern explained to reporters that she “no longer […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ukraine’s interior minister Denys Monastyrski, along with 16 others, were killed after a helicopter crashed near Kyiv on Wednesday, becoming Ukraine’s most senior official to die since the start of Russia’s invasion of the country. Ukraine’s State Emergency […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that Canada’s annual inflation rate declined to 6.3 per cent in December, compared to 6.8 per cent from the month before. Analysts have predicted the annual rate to be 6.4 per cent prior […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – At least 30 people are considered dead after a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday. According to the adviser of the region’s governor, 30 more people are in hospital and […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   China reported on Friday its imports fell 7.5 per cent and its exports dropped 9.9 per cent in December. That compares to November, when China’s its imports pulled back […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Inflation in the United States dropped to an annual rate of 6.5 per cent in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. The consumer price index fell […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   More than 4,000 airline flights in the United States were cancelled or delayed on Wednesday due to a widespread computer outage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). While […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   In an about face, Canada will procure 88 F-35 stealth fighter jets for approximately C$19 billion, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced on Monday. The Lockheed Martin F-35’s, of […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In scenes reminiscent of the Capitol Hill riot of Jan. 6, 2021, protests in Brasilia, Brazil turned violent on Sunday. The supporters of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Congress […] Read more