Global Markets: Soleimani mourners killed at funeral stampede

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A sea of mourners stampeded the funeral of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, resulting in approximately 50 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The burial was subsequently postponed indefinitely. The commander was killed in a […] Read more

Global Markets: Canadians with Iranian background detained at U.S. border

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Following the airstrike that killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, there have been reports that some Canadians with Iranian backgrounds were detained and interrogated “for hours” at the United States border. One Canadian […] Read more


Global Markets: U.S. attack kills Iranian general

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – ¬In a United States drone strike at the Baghdad International Airport on Friday, a top Iranian general was killed. General Qassem Soleimani commanded the elite Quds Force, part of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard. […] Read more

Global Markets: Canadian government being pressed on 5G decision

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian government continues to be pressured into making a decision regarding China’s Huawei and 5G technology, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. There are fears that if Huawei was selected that could open the […] Read more


Global Markets: Fireworks mark New Year, new decade

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Australia and numerous other countries already rang in the New Year. Australia proceeded with its massive fireworks spectacle at the habourfront in Sydney despite drought conditions. Hundreds of bushfires have been raging across […] Read more

Global Markets: Debt payments top priority for Canadians

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Paying down household debt is a top priority for Canadians a survey conducted by CIBC found. This marked the tenth consecutive year debt repayment topped the bank’s survey. Also, Bloomberg reported on Monday […] Read more


Global Markets: End of 2019 building on optimistic note

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Stock markets around the world made strong gains this week as optimism over the United States/China trade deal provided support. Markets in Europe, Japan, China, and the U.S. were up, with some record […] Read more

Global Markets: Trade optimism underpins stocks

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Optimism over improving trade relations between the United States and China helped North American stock markets trade near record highs in thin pre-Christmas trade on Tuesday. Markets close early today and remain closed […] Read more


Global Markets: Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for Khashoggi murder

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Saudi Arabia has sentenced five men to death and another three to prison terms for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. While many western intelligence agencies maintain that the killing was directly ordered […] Read more

Global Markets: China well able to buy U.S. ag products

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – While hard details of the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China remain scant, Chinese agriculture consultancy JCI said on Friday the country is quite able to purchase more than […] Read more