Global Markets: China’s economy slows in May

Declines in industrial output, retail sales

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Economic growth in China stumbled during May, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The NBS said industrial output that month was 3.5 per cent, falling from 5.6 […] Read more

Global Markets: Fed rate freeze becoming likely

U.S. inflation drops in May, sparking possible turnaround

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Despite earlier expectations of another interest rate hike by the United States Federal Reserve, indications on Wednesday pointed to a rate freeze. The possibility of the about-face came after the Bureau […] Read more


Global Markets: Bunge, Glencore green light Viterra purchase

Bunge failed in 2017 to acquire Viterra

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   In a unanimous vote on Monday, the boards for Bunge and Glencore approved the former’s proposal to acquire the latter’s 49.99 per cent stake in Viterra for US$8.2 billion. Reports said […] Read more

Global Markets: Glencore wants to buy Teck, sell Viterra

Bunge would be virtually on par with Cargill, ADM

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 12  (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Glencore made headlines on Monday for two reasons. One, the Switzerland-based company said it’s continuing its pursuit of Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal business, now offering to pay cash. However, Glencore didn’t […] Read more


Global Markets: Trump indicted by feds

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former United States President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that he is being indicted on federal charges relating to his mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Two people familiar with the situation confirmed to […] Read more

Global Markets: BoC raises key interest rate

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) decided to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday. While the central bank said earlier this year it planned on leaving its key interest rate […] Read more



Global Markets: Trudeau to provide update on wildfires

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, will provide an update later today on the wildfire situations across Canada. More than 150 fires were burning in Quebec, causing […] Read more


Global Markets: U.S. jobs growth beats expectations

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Jobs growth in the United States beat expectations in May, with the country’s nonfarm payrolls up by 339,000 jobs, according to a report from the Labor Department. The solid jobs data was […] Read more

Global Markets: Russia reportedly thwarts Ukrainian incursion

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, June 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Russia reportedly repelled several cross-border attacks from Ukraine, killing at least 30 Ukrainian soldiers, according to reports out of Moscow. Meanwhile, Russian aerial assaults on Kyiv continued, with the latest casualties including […] Read more