Global markets

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – North Korean state media said on Friday that six people have died and more than 350,000 people have been treated for fever, one day after acknowledging a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time. Nearly 190,000 people are being […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Russian government said on Thursday that Finland and Sweden’s newfound commitment to joining NATO is a threat to its country. Top Russian official Dmitry Medvedev said that with the West sending weapons to Ukraine, the conflict could […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Reports on Wednesday said the Canadian government will organize three charter flights from Poland carrying Ukrainians fleeing the war. The passenger planes will take off from Warsaw and arrive in Winnipeg (May 23), Montreal (May 29) and Halifax […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After its Victory Day festivities, Russia resumed its attacks on Ukraine by firing missiles at the port city of Odesa on Tuesday. The Ukrainian military said that seven missiles were targeted towards the city, three of which were […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Western policies on his country’s invasion of Ukraine in remarks made during Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on Monday. The holiday marks the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 6 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An estimated 25 million tonnes of grain are stuck in Ukraine and unable to be exported due to infrastructure challenges and blocked Black Sea ports caused by the Russian invasion of the country, according […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 5 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by a quarter point on Thursday, taking it to its highest level since 2009 of one per cent. Three of the nine rate setters voting […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 4 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Federal Reserve is set to release its latest policy statement later today, with general expectations that the central bank will raise its key overnight rate by half a percentage point. That […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 3 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Europe is reportedly preparing to impose fresh sanctions against Russia as the war in Ukraine continues. The latest economic pressures against the aggressor in the conflict are expected to include a possible embargo on […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ukraine issued a claim on Monday that Russian forces are beginning to redeploy from the besieged port city of Mariupol to the country’s east. The claim was supported by the […] Read more