Global markets

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The House committee tasked with investigating the attacks on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 used a prime-time, nationally-televised hearing on Thursday to reveal its preliminary findings. The hearing included never-before seen video of police officers […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a busy day on Thursday at the Summit of The Americas in Los Angeles. He will meet with United States President Joe Biden, California governor Gavin Newsom, Argentina President Alberto Fernandez […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that a plan by the United Nations for a grain corridor to carry Ukrainian products was “feasible”. Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov entered into discussions regarding a possible […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A poll from Food Banks Canada, conducted by Mainstream Research, found that one quarter of Canadians reported eating less than they should because they did not have enough money for food. One in five Canadians also reported going […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China’s foreign ministry warned Canada of “severe consequences” of “risky provocation” on Monday after Canada’s military accused Chinese warplanes last week of harassing its patrol aircraft while monitoring North Korea for sanctions violations. China’s defence ministry also accused […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As global food prices eased back a little in May, they remained at near record levels, according to a report from the United Nations on Friday. The UN food price […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ahead of Thursday’s OPEC+ meeting, Saudi Arabia signaled it’s prepared to increase its oil production if supplies of Russian crude on the global market begin to wane. Also, United States […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As economists widely expected, the Bank of Canada increased its key interest rate by a half point to 1.5 per cent on Wednesday. This followed the central bank’s previous half-point […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s economy expanded by a less-than-expected 3.1 per cent annualized pace in the first quarter, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. By comparison, many economists had predicted a 5.2 per cent increase in GDP while there was a 6.6 […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Global stock markets and crude oil prices were on the rise Monday morning as China eased some of its COVID-19 restrictions. With China as the world’s second largest economy and […] Read more