Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG, Feb. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China will cut tariffs on some imports from the United States by as much as 50 per cent, as the country works to ease the impact of the coronavirus on its economy. The tariff cuts […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Passengers on cruise ships docked in Japan and Hong Kong will be quarantined for two weeks after a number of passengers tested positive for the coronavirus. At least ten people on the Diamond […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Kansas City Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LIV to come from behind and beat the San Francisco 49ers. The win marked Kansas City’s first Super Bowl […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After posting slight declines for the months of September and October, Canada’s gross domestic product increased by 0.1 per cent in November. That was mainly due to increasing in goods-producing industries, as well […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Nearly 8,000 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, with over 7,700 reported cases in China. Additional cases have also been reported in nearly 20 countries. Some airlines have temporarily suspended flights […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Yemen’s Houthi rebels are claiming responsibility for an attack on an oil facility in Saudi Arabia. The 400,000 barrel-per-day refinery, owned by Aramco, wasn’t operating at its full capacity. The attack boosted crude […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Trump’s impeachment trial continues in the senate today. Earlier in the week, it was discovered that former National Security Advisor John Bolton wrote in an unpublished manuscript that President Trump […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – At least one person has been wounded after three missiles were fired at the United States embassy in Iraq on Sunday night. The attacks, which occurred in a fortified Green Zone, note a […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – ¬China has now cut off transportation links to 10 cities as the coronavirus situation worsens in the country. As of Friday, the death toll has climbed to 26 people and the number of […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China closed off the major cities of Wuhan and Huanggang on Thursday in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has now killed 17 people and with more than 500 reported […] Read more