Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Sept. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.
– Ravil Maganov, the chair of Russian oil giant Lukoil, died on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile businessperson in Russia to die under mysterious circumstances. While the Tass new agency said Maganov jumped from a sixth-story window, other Russian media stated the 67-year-old “passed away following a severe illness.” Previously, Maganov spoke against the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He’s the fourth Russian corporate executive to suddenly die in country or overseas since April.
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– After a brief period of calmness, violent clashes in Iraq resulted in the deaths of at least 30 people on Thursday. Shia Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his supporters to return home, which they did. However, hours later fighting returned to the streets of Baghdad. Earlier this week al-Sadr announced he was withdrawing from politics due to his inability to form a government. Shortly after, turmoil resulted as gunfire was heard throughout much of the Iraqi capital city.
– The Bank of Canada took the unusual step on Wednesday to address misinformation. Unfounded rumours have been circulating on social media that the central bank ramped up Canada’s money supply. When the Bank of Canada was directly asked the question on Twitter if it was, it tweeted “We didn’t.”
