Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, July 7 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – US nonfarm payrolls increased by 222,000 jobs in June, according to a report from the US Labor Department. The employment growth beat expectations and was seen as a sign […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada July 6 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s merchandise trade deficit reached C$1.1 billion in May, up from C$552 million in April. Canada’s trade activity has been strong recently, with imports and exports reaching record highs for […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada July 5 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – All cars launched after 2019 from Chinese-owned Volvo will be electric or hybrids, the company announced today. Volvo becomes the first conventional auto maker to schedule a phase-out for vehicles […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada July 4 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – North Korea says it has successfully tested its first intercontinental missile causing tension in the region and rebukes from the United States. China called for restraint from all parties. – […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 30 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – After increasing 0.5 per cent in March, Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2 per cent in April as 14 out of 20 sectors grew, Statistics Canada said in a report on Friday. […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada June 29 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian producers report seeding record acres in canola and soybeans in 2017, according to Statistics Canada. Farmers reported seeding 22.8 million acres of canola this spring, up 12.1 per cent […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada June 28 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Dupont and Dow Chemical for the companies to sell some assets prior to their planned merger. Dupont has agreed to sell parts […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada June 27 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – European Union antitrust regulators have hit Google with a record 2.42 billion euro fine (C$3.60 billion) saying Google’s online searches disproportionately direct customers to its own online business. Google, a […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 26 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to give a speech in London on Tuesday, and her remarks should provide a clearer picture of the Fed’s ideas on […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3 per cent on a year-over-year basis in May, following a 1.6 per cent gain in April, Statistics Canada said in a report on Friday. Overall, energy prices […] Read more