Global Markets: Griner returning to the U.S.

Whelan remains in Russian prison

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Dec. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States basketball star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian penal colony on Thursday, in exchange for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner was arrested at a Moscow […] Read more

Global Markets: BoC announcement today

Interest rates rising to 4 or 4.25 per cent

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Dec. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Bank of Canada (BoC) is scheduled to make its latest interest rate announcement at 9 am CST on Wednesday. Analysts have been split over the amount of the […] Read more


Global Markets: The amount Canadians owe rises

Auto loans, credit cards behind increase

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Dec. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Multinational credit bureau Equifax stated on Tuesday that credit card debt in Canada rose 7.3 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same time last year. Equifax […] Read more

Global Markets: Price cap on Russian oil starts today

Places upper limit of US$60 per barrel

Reading Time: < 1 minute Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Dec. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Group of Seven major economies’ cap on Russian oil imports kicked in on Monday, pegged at US$60 per barrel. The cap is said to halt “Russia profiting from […] Read more


Global Markets: Unemployment declines slightly, says StatCan

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported on Friday that the country’s unemployment rate declined slightly to 5.1 per cent in November according to its labour force survey. The report also said that 10,000 jobs were added to Canada’s economy during […] Read more




Global Markets: Canadian economy grows in third quarter

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s real domestic product increased by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter, according to a report released by Statistics Canada (StatCan) on Tuesday. The figure exceeded the national data agency’s preliminary estimate for growth, which was 0.4 […] Read more


Global Markets: Canada unveils Indo-Pacific blueprint

Reading Time: < 1 minute WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada will spend half a billion dollars over the next five years on improving military and intelligence co-operation in the Far East region, according to the federal government’s Indo-Pacific strategy, which was released to the public on Sunday. […] Read more

Global Markets: Ukraine in the dark

Reading Time: < 1 minute By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Nov. 25 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   New satellite imagery released by NASA show the extent of the damage done to Ukraine’s electrical grid, with most of the war-torn country in darkness compared to its neighbours. While Russia claims the […] Read more