Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Sept. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.
– Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stated on Friday that United States economic sanctions against his country must be lifted if there is to be a nuclear agreement. After months of indirect talks, the U.S. and Iran were unable to reach an agreement. Raisi added there must be safeguards against future sanctions if direct talks were to resume. In 2015, the Trump administration withdrew the U.S. from the multi-lateral agreement that placed some international oversight on Iran’s nuclear program.
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– With Germany facing great uncertainty over its energy supplies, the country’s government announced on Friday that it will take control of two in-country subsidiaries of Russian energy giant Rosneft. The government said the move is temporary and includes three refineries that are critical to supplying gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel. In April, the German government took control of in-country subsidiaries belonging to Russian gas giant Gazprom.
– Reports out of Ukraine on Friday said hundreds of graves were discovered after the city of Izyum was liberated from Russian forces. Ukrainian authorities said approximately 400 bodies are thought to have been buried there, with most believed to be civilians. The investigation so far has not determined the causes of the deaths but shelling and a lack access to proper healthcare are said to be among the causes.
