Global Markets: U.S. Presidential race continues

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG, Nov. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The count to determine the 2020 presidential election continues, with some million votes in key swing states yet to be counted. Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won Arizona, Wisconsin, and Michigan, among others, garnering 264 of […] Read more

Global Markets: No clear winner yet in U.S. Presidential Race

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Ballots are still being counted across the United States as the 2020 presidential winner is still unclear. CNN projects current president Donald Trump won battleground states of Ohio and Florida, while Democratic nominee Joe […] Read more


Global Markets: Americans head to the polls

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. It’s election day in the United States, and Americans are casting ballots for president, members of Congress, and other local races. According to a survey by CNN, Edison Research, and Catalist, over 100 million […] Read more

Global Markets: U.S. Presidential candidates make final push before Election Day

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In the final hours of the United States presidential race, President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are holding rallies in key states. Trump is scheduled to hold five rallies today in North […] Read more


Global Markets: U.S. Presidential election enters final push

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Politicians across the United States will be making their final push this weekend ahead of the country’s presidential election on Nov. 3. Republican incumbent Donald Trump is trailing in the polls to former […] Read more

Global Markets: French/Muslim tensions mount

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Tensions continue to rise between France and Muslim-majority countries, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claiming western countries want to “relaunch the Crusades.” The latest back-and-forth was sparked after a French teacher was beheaded […] Read more


Global Markets: Liberals hold Toronto seats in byelections

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG, Oct. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Federal byelections in Toronto saw the Liberals hold onto their two seats. Green Party leader Annamie Paul finished second-place to Liberal Marci Ien in Toronto Centre, while Maxime Bernier of the People’s Party was a […] Read more

Global Markets: Chile votes to replace Pinochet-era constitution

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Chileans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of replacing the country’s constitution, which was originally imposed by Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship 40 years ago. Exit polls showed over 78 per cent of voters were […] Read more


Global Markets: Ceasefire attempts in two wars

Bolivia makes election results official

Reading Time: 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to meet separately with his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday in Washington, D.C. Pompeo will try to cobble together a third cease-fire […] Read more

Global Markets: Malaysian minister claims forced labour ‘an old issue’

U.S. bans palm oil made by FGV Holdings

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Amid ongoing allegations of forced labour being used in the Malaysian palm oil industry coming from worker groups, as well as the United States, Malaysian Minister of Plantations Industries and Commodities Mohd Khairuddin […] Read more