Global markets

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s retail sales in September were down 0.1 per cent largely due to weak motor vehicle sales, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency released its retail sales report on Friday in which […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In Wednesday’s swearing-in of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 37-member cabinet, Quebec MP Marie-Claude Bibeau was reappointed Agriculture Minister. Ontario MP Chrystia Freeland, who was born in Alberta, was shifted from Global Affairs […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reveals his new cabinet on Wednesday, a month after the country’s federal election. Expectations are Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will be shuffled to a revamped Intergovernmental Affairs, […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Following last minute attempts by the federal labour and transportation ministers to mediate the situation, 3,200 Canadian National employees hit the picket lines early Tuesday morning. The employees, members of the Teamsters Canada […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – On the heels of Canadian National Railway announcing the layoffs of 1,600 employees the company is now facing a possible strike. After six months of negotiations without a deal, the Teamsters Canada Rail […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States stock markets were trading at record highs Friday morning, as improved sentiment over trade talks with China provided some support to equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up by nearly […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The latest long range forecasts out of Australia show very little chance of any substantial rain along the country’s east coast over the next three months, heightening concerns over the dry conditions in […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Water levels in Venice, Italy hit their highest levels in 50 years, leaving many popular tourist spots completely flooded. The city’s mayor is set to declare a state of emergency, and blamed the […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Violence in Hong Kong escalated over the past few days, with police shooting live rounds and hitting at least one activist. Anti-government protestors also retaliated by setting a pro-Beijing supporter on fire, according […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s economy lost 1,800 jobs in October, as the number of full-time jobs fell by 16,100. However, that was offset by 14,300 part-time jobs added to the economy. Economists expected the economy to […] Read more