Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 10 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Small business confidence in America moved to a 12-year-high last month, according a report released on Tuesday. An index from the National Federation of Independent Business, which indicates small business optimism, increased by 7.4 […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 9 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Crude oil futures dropped in early activity, as US production could undermine OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) efforts to scale back supplies. On Friday analysts said they expect the US rig count to […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 6 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – In 2016, Canada’s employment gains totalled 214,000 or 1.2 per cent, the fastest December-to-December growth since 2012. In comparison, employment grew by 155,000, or 0.9 per cent in 2015. Almost all of the increase […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 5 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) rose 0.3 per cent in November. Higher prices for motorized and recreational vehicles and primary non-ferrous metal products were largely moderated by lower prices for energy and petroleum […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 4 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The eurozone’s inflation has moved to its highest level in more than three years, data from the region said on Wednesday. Annual inflation moved to a rate of 1.1 per cent in December, according […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 3 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Crude oil futures advanced in early activity on the first trading day of the New Year. Brent crude oil touched an 18-month-high on Tuesday, underpinned by a proposed deal from OPEC (Organization of the […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 30 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – In the last trading day of 2016, crude oil futures were generally stronger, with investors looking to an OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) output production cap set to take place in the […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 29 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US jobless claims in the week ending December 24 fell a seasonally adjusted 10,000 to sit at 265,000, data from the country’s labour department says. Last week marks the 95th consecutive week jobless claims […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 28 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Crude oil futures were mostly unchanged in early activity on Wednesday. The market was holding near its highest level since mid-2015, analysts say. OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) producers are expected to […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, December 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Canada’s economy shrank in October, for the first time since May, according to a report from Statistics Canada. After increasing for four consecutive months, real gross domestic product was down 0.3 per cent in […] Read more