Global Markets: Trump calls for halt to COVID-19 relief talks

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump abruptly halted COVID-19 relief talks on Tuesday, claiming the Democrats, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, were “not negotiating in good faith.” Trump wants to delay the negotiations […] Read more

Global Markets: Still infectious Trump returns to White House

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening after leaving Walter Reed National Medical Center where he had been receiving treatment for COVID-19. Trump removed his mask and said […] Read more



Global Markets: Trump, wife test positive for COVID-19

Uncertainty over U.S. election, governing

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that he and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, were diagnosed with COVID-19. Trump is considered a high risk given he’s 74 years old and […] Read more


Global Markets: Facebook Inc. bans spurious political ads

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Facebook Inc. has banned ads on Facebook and Instagram that question the validity of voting methods or claim widespread voting fraud will occur during the 2020 presidential election. This came a day after U.S. […] Read more

Global Markets: Canada’s GDP increases in July

August's increase projected to be smaller

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by three per cent in July. The report stated there were gains in the hotel/restaurant, agriculture, utilities, finance and insurance […] Read more


Global Markets: Fighting rages between Armenia, Azerbaijan

France pursuing diplomatic end to border conflict

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Fighting continued for a third day in the border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which has presently killed dozens of soldiers plus 11 civilians. The countries are fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of […] Read more

Global Markets: Caucus conflict cause for concern

Could draw in Russia, Turkey

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – More than 20 people are dead in a border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On Sunday the two former Soviet Union republics in the Caucus region started fighting over the disputed territory of […] Read more


Global Markets: Novavax begins late-stage COVID-19 trials

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 25 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States-based drug company Novavax has begun late-stage trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom. The trial involves 10,000 people ranging between 18 and 84. According to a statement issued on […] Read more

Global Markets: Trudeau pledges support for Canadians

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Following the Speech from the Throne on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government had plans for job creation and economic supports along with maintaining the health and safety of Canadians. The […] Read more