Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 4 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. PANAMA PAPERS SHOW TAX EVASION, MONEY LAUNDERING Eleven million documents have been leaked from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, according to reports on Monday. The documents show how the firm helped international clients with money […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, April 1 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. US EMPLOYMENT UP IN MARCH Employment in the US increased in March, according to reports on Friday. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 215,000 last month and average hourly earnings increased by seven cents. However, data for […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 31 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. CANADA’S GDP GAINS IN JANUARY, FOURTH MONTH IN A ROW Canada’s real gross domestic product rose 0.6 per cent in January, a fourth consecutive monthly increase. Manufacturing, retail trade, and mining, quarrying, and oil and […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 30 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. US PRIVATE SECTOR GAINS EMPLOYEES The US private sector gained 200,000 employees in March, according to reports on Monday. Private payrolls gains in February were revised downward to 205,000 from a previously reported 214,000. CANADA’S […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 29 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. JAPAN’S JOBLESS RATE MOVED HIGHER IN FEBRUARY Japan’s jobless rate increased in February, according to reports on Tuesday. Japan’s unemployment rate—on a seasonally adjusted basis—moved to 3.3 per cent last month, compared with 3.2 per […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 28 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. DECLINES IN CRUDE PRICES CAUSE SAUDI ARABIA TO RESTRUCTURE The declining price of crude oil is causing Saudi Arabia to make changes to its economy, according to a report from the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. US JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE US jobless claims for the week ended March 19 gained 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 265,000, according to data from the country’s labour department. However, jobless claims for the prior week […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. OIL MEETING COULD BE MEANINGLESS, OFFICIALS AT IEA SAY A meeting between OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and non-OPEC members expected in April could be meaningless, as Saudi Arabia is the only participating […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 22 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. DOUBLE ATTACKS IN BRUSSELS, AT LEAST 26 DEAD: REPORTS At least 26 people have been killed by bombs in Brussels on Tuesday, according to reports on Tuesday. Security alerts across Western Europe have been alerted, […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, March 21 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. ECONOMISTS CUT BRAZIL’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Brazilian analysts have cut the country’s 2016 growth outlook for the ninth week in a row in light of the country’s political turmoil. Economists reduced their 2016 economic forecast to […] Read more