Global Markets: Next federal budget comes April 7

Spending plan for post-pandemic era

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland announced on Tuesday that she will introduce the federal Liberal government’s next budget on April 7. Freeland is widely expected by analysts to table […] Read more

Global Markets: Russia scaling back operations near Kyiv

Also reducing push around Chernihiv

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As the Russian advance on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv remained at a virtual standstill, the Russian deputy defence minister announced on Tuesday that combat operations around the city will […] Read more


Global Markets: China lockdowns Shanghai

Officials set up checkpoints, testing sites, barricades

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China started its largest lockdown in two years on Monday in an attempt to halt its latest wave of COVID-19. That includes Shanghai – China’s largest city and its financial […] Read more

Global Markets: Canada to send more weapons to Ukraine

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In an emergency meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his country will send what weapons they can to Ukrainian forces defending their country against the Russian invasion. Trudeau has hinted […] Read more


Global Markets: NATO holds emergency meeting

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – On the one month anniversary of the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO leaders held an emergency meeting in Brussels, which included a plea from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for unrestricted military assistance from the alliance and […] Read more






Canadian Financial Close: C$ ends week stronger

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 18 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was stronger on Friday, as solid domestic retail sales data provided support. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7926 or US$1=C$1.2617 on Friday, which compares with Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7905 or US$1=C$1.2651. Canadian retail sales were up by 3.2 per cent in January, according […] Read more

Global Markets: Russia fires missiles near Kyiv, Lviv

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As world leaders repeated calls for an investigation into Russia’s targeted attacks on Ukrainian civilians, Russian missiles and shells struck the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and an airport near the western city of Lviv on Friday morning. […] Read more