Global Markets: Canada’s inflation rate sharply rises

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the country’s inflation rate had risen to 3.7 per cent in July, the biggest increase since May 2011. Excluding gasoline, whose prices rose by 30.9 per cent from July 2020, the consumer […] Read more

Global Markets: Biden defends Afghanistan pullout

Reading Time: 2 minutes WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In a speech delivered on Monday, United States President Joe Biden defended his administration’s decision to pull armed forces out of Afghanistan, whose government went on to collapse in the face of the Taliban. In his speech, Biden […] Read more


Global Markets: Canadian federal election on Sept. 20

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Governor General Mary Simon granted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request to dissolve Parliament on Sunday, and the federal election is now underway. With the dropping of writs, all 338 federal ridings will go to the polls on […] Read more

Global Markets: Trudeau to call election: sources

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG, August 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to ask Governor General Mary Simon on Sunday to dissolve Parliament, causing an election, sources have told Reuters. If the campaign starts on Sunday, it would be the […] Read more


Global Markets: Vaccine passports expected this fall

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced on Wednesday that fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to receive a document certifying their vaccination status for the purpose of international travel. No specifics for the document were mentioned other […] Read more




Global Markets: UN delivers stark climate change report

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded a dire and urgent warning on Monday, saying in its latest report that enough greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the atmosphere has locked in warming over the next […] Read more


Global Markets: Canada adds 94,000 jobs in July

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A report from Statistics Canada released on Friday revealed that 94,000 jobs were added to the country’s workforce in July as COVID-19 restrictions were loosened nationwide. The unemployment rate in Canada was reduced to 7.5 per cent during […] Read more

Global Markets: Border agents prepare for strike action

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Approximately 8,500 workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Customs and Immigration Union are preparing to go on a work-to-rule strike on Friday. As part of their strike action, the workers will only perform […] Read more