Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Bill Morneau is stepping down from his position as Canada’s finance minister. In the midst of the Canadian economy recovering from the ill effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Morneau said “it’s the right time […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling on Congress to return to Washington in order to thwart President Donald Trump’s efforts to defund the U.S. Postal Service ahead of November’s election. Last week, […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In a major breakthrough, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations between the two Middle East countries on Thursday, in a deal brokered by the United States. To achieve the […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Department of Labor reported on Thursday that the number of new applicants for unemployment benefits slipped under 1 million for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March. […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that first-term United States Senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate in November’s election. Harris is the first African-American woman, first Asian-American and the […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russia announced on Tuesday the approval of a coronavirus vaccine. However, the news has been treated with skepticism by the medical community, citing safety concerns and the true effectiveness of the vaccine, according […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada will impose C$3.6 billion of tariffs on products from the United States, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced during a news conference on Friday. The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Approximately 418,500 jobs were added to the Canadian economy in July, according to Statistics Canada on Friday. This marked the third consecutive month there has been job growth, which followed the turmoil created […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The world food price index increased in July, according to a report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday. The FAO said a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Aug. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The death toll from the Aug. 4 blast that levelled Beirut’s port and parts of Lebanon’s capital city reached 100 as of Tuesday. There are more than 4,000 injured and a great many […] Read more