Global markets

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In 2021 census data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday, the country’s population was pegged at a little below 37 million people. That’s a 5.1 per cent increase since the […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As drought further entrenches itself across the Horn of Africa, the United Nation’s World Food Programme said on Tuesday that an estimated 13 million people are facing severe hunger. Making […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – City of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency on Sunday, as the ‘Freedom Convoy’ remained firmly entrenched on Parliament Hill. Watson was curt in stating that truckers […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China’s Xi Jinping on Friday, affirming a strategic alliance between the two countries. In a joint statement, China backed Russia’s opposition to NATO expansion. The meeting came […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Candice Bergen, Member of Parliament of southern Manitoba’s Portage-Lisgar riding, has been voted interim leader of the federal Conservative Party. She follows Erin O’Toole, who was ousted from his role on Wednesday. Bergen […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Inflation in the Euro zone rose to a record high or 5.1 per cent in January, according to a report from Eurostat. The growth was up from 5.0 per cent the previous month […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Internal disagreements in Canada’s opposition Conservative Party could see a leadership vote on Erin O’Toole as early as Wednesday, according to reports. A vote of 50 per cent plus one of the 119 […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Weekend protests in Ottawa over vaccine mandates were described as mainly peaceful by police, although a number of incidents were reported – including protestors disrespecting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – One day after United States President Joe Biden warned of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine next month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a radio interview that the country won’t start a war in Ukraine, but […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Both the Bank of Canada (BoC) and the United States Federal Reserve decided to keep their key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but have hinted at raising rates over the next few months. “Everybody should expect interest rates […] Read more