Global markets

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Millions of voters are expected to line up at polling stations across Quebec on Monday for the province’s general election. Out of 6.3 million eligible voters, 23 per cent have cast an early ballot, almost double the percentage […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Friday marked the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada – to remember the victims and survivors of the country’s former residential school system. For well over […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Hurricane Ian arrived over Florida on Wednesday afternoon and quickly caused widespread damage with winds clocked at about 240 kilometres per hour. Governor Ron DeSantis stated that Ian was a […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – At a cost of more than C$1.1 billion, 23 First Nations and Metis communities will acquire an 11.6 per cent share in seven of Enbridge’s pipelines in Alberta. Enbridge Inc. […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The World Bank slashed its projection on Tuesday for economic growth in China for 2022 from the five per cent to now 2.8 per cent. The World Bank noted China […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States dollar continued to surge on Monday, setting a new 52-week high on the U.S. Dollar Index. Weighted against six other major world currencies, including the Canadian dollar, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russian-held regions of Ukraine began voting in referendums on Friday over officially joining Russia. The referendums have been largely denounced as shams with no legal backing by Ukraine and its allies. The referendums are […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 21 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Federal Reserve upped its key overnight interest rate by 75 basis points on Wednesday as part of an ongoing effort to curb inflation. Many other world central banks followed suit by […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 21 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans Wednesday to ramp up the war in Ukraine by mobilizing reservists. He also warned that Russia will use any means at its disposal in the fight, including the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 20 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s annual rate of inflation cooled slightly in August, with the Consumer Price Index up by 7.0 per cent on the year, compared to 7.6 per cent the previous month, according to a report […] Read more