Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The NHL and NHL Players Association have reached an agreement to continue the regular season schedule, despite a number of COVID-19 related postponements. All cross-border games will also be delayed through Dec. 23 […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Already faced with the Omicron strain of COVID-19 starting to take hold in Canada, the number of reported cases in the country has been spiking. As of Friday morning, approximately […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – With the Omicron COVID-19 variant starting to become fast-spreading, the Canadian government advised residents on Thursday not to engage in non-essential foreign travel despite the holiday season. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the measure will be in place […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that inflation in November bumped up 0.2 per cent, holding at 4.7 per cent, the highest since 2003. Reports said extensive delays in the global […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland will present the federal government’s fiscal update today in the House of Commons. This comes a day after Freeland and Bank of Canada Governor […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem are scheduled to announce the central bank’s new direction in combating inflation on Monday. Expectations are […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the country’s inflation rate reached 6.8 per cent in November, the highest level since 1982 and 0.8 percentage points higher than in October. Higher costs in gasoline, […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – 2022 will see the largest annual increase of food prices on record in Canada, according to the Canada Food Price Guide published by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph and released on Thursday. Food price inflation, bolstered […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) is not expected to raise its overnight benchmark interest rate of 0.25 per cent in its latest policy decision on Wednesday, but many speculate it will still give a preview on what the […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video conference call on Tuesday, which many expect Biden will attempt to dissuade Putin from a possible invasion of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Russian […] Read more