Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 7 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The world’s economy is expected to advance at the fastest pace in six years, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s most recent economic outlook. The report, which was released on Wednesday, […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 6 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Tensions between Qatar and a number of other nearby countries remained at the forefront of the financial markets on Tuesday following yesterday’s move by Saudi Arabia and others to […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, June 5, 2017 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US productivity was steady in the first quarter, according to reports on Monday. Hourly output per hour was pegged at a 0.6 per cent annualized rate, reports say. – Crude […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 2 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US job growth was slower in May, according to reports on Friday. Nonfarm payrolls advanced 138,000 in May, while data from the previous two months was revised lower. Analysts say the data could indicate […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 1 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US private sector gained 253,000 jobs in May, according to reports out of the country on Thursday. That figure is higher than analysts had expected, however, the unemployment rate is likely to stay […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG, May 31 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Canada’s gross domestic product increased in March, at a pace higher than analysts had expected, market watchers said on Wednesday. According to Statistics Canada, the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.5 per cent in March, […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 30 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US consumer spending increased the most in four months in April, according to reports out of the country on Tuesday. The US Commerce Department reported that consumer spending was up 0.4 per cent. Market […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 29 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – India’s economy is expected to grow 7.2 per cent in 2017/18, according to estimates from the World Bank. India is the world’s fastest growing major economy, market watchers say. – Following two consecutive years […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 26 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US economy advanced less than analysts had expected last month, according to reports on Friday. The country’s gross domestic product increased at a 1.2 per cent annual rate, the US Commerce Department said. […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, May 25 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US jobless claims in the week ending May 20 rose 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 234,000, data from the country’s labour department said. Though claims were up, they were still below 300,000, which indicates […] Read more