Global Markets: 12-hour agreement to allow civilians to flee

Russia artillery have shelled previous safe-passage corridors

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Another day, another agreement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to allow civilians to flee a number of cities, according to reports on Wednesday. Earlier this week, similar agreements were made, […] Read more


Global Markets: More sanctions against Russia

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States is expected to impose a ban on oil imports from Russia as sanctions against the country grow in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The European Union is also set […] Read more

Global Markets: Russian ‘safe corridors’ criticized

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine, a proposal by Moscow that would create corridors for Ukrainians to flee via safe corridors to Belarus and Russia was criticized, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […] Read more


Global Markets: Crude oil could hit US$185/barrel

Brent crude hit 14 year high on Thursday

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Brent crude oil could top US$185 per barrel by the end of 2022 if Russian supplies were to remain off of the international market, according to a statement from JPMorgan […] Read more

Global Markets: Refugee exodus exceeds one million

More than half head to Poland

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued into its eighth day, the exodus of people out of the war-gripped country has topped one million, according to the United Nations on Thursday. […] Read more


Global Markets: Russian shelling of Ukrainian cities intensifies

Estimates of more than 2,000 civilians dead in week old war

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russian forces intensified their attacks on Ukrainian port cities of Kherson and Mariupol on Wednesday, as well as Kharkiv, as the Russian invasion of its neighbour entered its seventh day. […] Read more

Global Markets: Russia building up forces outside of Kyiv

Shelling of Kharkiv, Mariupol continues

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As a Russian military convoy, reportedly 40 miles long, headed towards Kyiv on Tuesday, the Russian Defence Ministry issued a warning that “precision attacks” will target key buildings in the […] Read more


Global Markets: Ukraine, Russia to negotiate, grim outlook for settlement

Russian forces advancing on Kyiv

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet in Belarus on Monday for negotiations, as Russian forces converge on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Ukraine […] Read more

Global Markets: Russian forces advance towards Kyiv

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – More Russian soldiers moved closer to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday with missiles falling on the city and residents taking shelter in underground subway stations. Russian forces had earlier taken the site of the former Chernobyl […] Read more