Global markets

WINNIPEG, Oct. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Pfizer Inc. has officially filed for approval with the United States Food and Drug Administration to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages five to 11. If the Emergency Use Authorization is […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Crude oil prices were weaker on Wednesday after climbing to their highest levels in years this week. A report from the American Petroleum Institute showing larger than expected supplies in the United States […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is set to appear before a United States Senate committee on Tuesday to discuss her wide-ranging allegations against the company. With thousands of pages of documents, the former Facebook […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The details of millions of leaked financial documents, known as the Pandora Papers, were revealed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists over the weekend. The documents uncover financial secrets of 35 current […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada said on Friday that the country’s GDP shrank by 0.1 per cent in July as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to play havoc on the economy. This marked the […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Thursday marks Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which honours the children, survivors, families and communities affected by the residential school system. For more than 100 years, over […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida is set to become the country’s next prime minister, succeeding Yoshihide Suga who resigned on Sept. 3. In an upset to win the presidency […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Goldman Sachs became the fourth major finance institution to cut its forecast of economic growth in China, due to a series of power outages throughout the country. On Tuesday, Goldman […] Read more

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China said on Monday that it released Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for health reasons, claiming there wasn’t a connection between the two Michaels with the release of Huawei executive […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will appear virtually in a federal court to resolve charges filed in the United States against her, a source told Reuters. Meng was arrested at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 […] Read more