Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were C$957 in September, virtually unchanged from the previous month, down 0.1 per cent, and up 0.4 per cent from 12 months earlier. In general, the change […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US jobless claims in the week ending November 19 increased by 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 251,000, data out of the country said on Wednesday. Market watchers are looking to labour force data for […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 22 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Following four months of little change, Canada’s retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to C$44.4 billion in September on the strength of higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers, Statistics Canada said in […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 21 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Crude oil futures moved to a three-week-high in early activity on Monday, propped up by ideas that OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members will be able to reach an output agreement ahead […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 18 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5 per cent on a year-over-year basis in October, following a 1.3 per cent gain in September, Statistics Canada said in a report on Friday. Excluding gasoline, […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 17 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US consumer prices saw their biggest increase in six-months in October, according to reports out of the country on Thursday. The US Consumer Price Index gained 0.4 per cent in October, after a 0.3 […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 16 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Manufacturing sales rose for the fourth consecutive month, up 0.3 per cent to C$51.5 billion in September. The gain reflected higher sales in the transportation equipment and fabricated metal industries, Statistics Canada said in […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 15 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The Italian economy advanced 0.3 per cent in the third quarter, according to reports out of the country on Tuesday. Market watchers say the gains may have been led by increased domestic spending. Germany’s […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, November 14 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – Donald Trump winning the US presidential had a bearish effect on bond markets, according to reports on Monday, causing more than a trillion dollars in losses across international bond markets. Bonds are debt markets […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, MB, November 10, 2016 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US jobless claims in the week ending November 5 fell 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 254,000, the country’s labour department said on Thursday. The country’s strong labour force continues to […] Read more