Global markets

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Reactions were mixed on Tuesday after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced C$252 million in funding to assist the country’s farmers and food processors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those in the potato industry […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada was among numerous countries who pledged on Monday to contribute towards a US$8 billion global fund working towards a vaccine for COVID-19. Most notably absent from making a contribution was the United […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec will begin reopening on Monday as they ease their COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in varying degrees. The three Prairie Provinces will allow non-essential medical […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, May 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Armed protestors occupied the Michigan state capitol building on Thursday arguing against emergency measures put in place by the Democrat governor to prevent the spread of COVID-19. – India will extend its coronavirus […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Cargill’s beef slaughterhouse in High River, Alta., will resume operations on May 4, operating one shift. The plant has been closed for nearly two weeks, as nearly half of the staff tested positive […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States economy contracted in the first quarter of 2020, with the country’s gross domestic product falling by 4.8 per cent, according to a report from the U.S. Commerce Department. The decline […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Thousands of protesters in Tripoli, Lebanon, demonstrating over the country’s devalued currency clashed with the Lebanese army, leaving dozens injured and at least one dead on Tuesday, according to reports. The Lebanese pound […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Some countries are set to ease their COVID-19 lockdown measures, including Italy and New Zealand, while in other areas officials remain of the opinion that it’s still too early. In the United States […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Apr. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Over four million people applied for unemployment benefits in the United States last week, bringing the number of unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic to total 26.5 million. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Apr. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Tyson Foods Inc. will halt operations at its largest pork production plant in Waterloo, IA., as the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus impacts its workforce. The facility has been running at reduced levels, but […] Read more