Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadians out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including those not normally covered under employment insurance, can access an online government portal to apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) starting […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Apr. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Although cases of COVID-19 are over a million around the world, some world leaders are attempting to return their countries to business as usual. Brazil’s far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro has attempted to loosen […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Apr. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States jobless claims have hit 6.6 million, which is a new record for the country. The previous record was set last week, when 3.3 million lost their jobs. Economists expect even more […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Apr. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government will spend C$2 billion on manufacturing protective personal equipment for healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “Protective personal equipment is essential to protect healthcare […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   After over a year-long ban, China has agreed to allow Canadian canola imports again. This move comes after the COVID-19 pandemic lowered Chinese soybean stocks to the lowest point in almost a decade. […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG, March 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Global cases of COVID-19 have topped over 700,000, with the United States leading the way with 143,055 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. U.S. President Donald Trump has extended the federal mandate to […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States surpassed Italy and China on Thursday as the country with the most reported cases of COVID-19. As of Friday morning, the U.S. had approximately 86,000 cases and more than 1,300 […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – There will be a video conference among G20 leaders on Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. The world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are expected to talk about co-ordinating efforts to […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 25 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The House of Commons in Canada approved a C$82 billion aid package in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Some of the items in the bill to combat the economic impact of the […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The spread of COVID-19 continues in Canada as Yukon and the Northwest Territories have reported their first cases late Sunday evening. A Yukon couple who travelled to the United States tested positive, said […] Read more