Global Markets: Feds, provinces need to come together says Freeland

U.S. Inflation reduction Act to drain investment dollars out of Canada

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Feb. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   When Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland meets with her provincial counterparts on Friday, she will ask them to work together on a plan to defend against the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction […] Read more

Global Markets: Cold, ice strike U.S. hard

Up 400,000 without power in Texas

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Feb. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Winter tightened its grip on the United States this week, with Arctic temperatures across the Northern Plains and ice storms in Texas and the Northeast. On Thursday, there were up to […] Read more


Global Markets: 25-point increase expected today

Fed's announcement at 1 pm CST

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Feb. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The United States Federal Reserve will make its latest interest rate announcement at 1 pm CST on Wednesday, with market expectations keyed in on a 25-basis point increase. That would bring […] Read more

Global Markets: New deadline set for Shaw acquisition

Deal also awaits Industry Minister's approval

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The four entities involved in the deal for Rogers Communications to acquire Shaw Communications agreed on Monday to push back their deadline from tomorrow to Feb. 17. Last week, the Federal […] Read more





Global Markets: Germany to provide tanks to Ukraine

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 25 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Germany will provide Ukraine with one company (14) of Leopard 2 A6 tanks and will also approve other countries to do the same. The German decision comes after weeks of hesitation and growing […] Read more

Global Markets: Nigerian seaport opens

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Nigeria opened a new deep seaport in Lagos on Monday, with the US$1.5 billion project expected to ease congestion at ports in the region and help the country become a hub of cargo […] Read more


Global Markets: Pakistan left in the dark

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Millions of people in Pakistan were without power Monday after government efforts at saving energy backfired. Power had been cut during low-usage hours overnight, but then it would not turn back on in […] Read more

Global Markets: Canadian retail sales increase in December

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada estimated on Friday that Canadian retail sales increased by 0.5 per cent in December, compared to a 0.1 per cent decline in November. Despite the good news, economists still expect a technical recession during the first […] Read more