By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, February 29 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally.
CHINA EXPECTED TO SHED 15 PER CENT OF COAL AND STEEL WORKFORCE
Chinese officials said 1.8 million workers, in coal and steel industries could lose their jobs, or about 15 per cent of those sectors, according to reports on Monday.
The anticipated job loss is a by-product of industrial overcapacity, but officials haven’t given a timeframe.
CANADA’S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT AND RAW MATERIAL PRICES EDGE UP
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CANADA’S ACCOUNT DEFICIT INCREASES
Canada’s current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) edged up C$0.1 billion in the fourth quarter to C$15.4 billion. On an annual basis, the current account deficit increased from C$44.9 billion in 2014 to C$65.7 billion in 2015, Statistics Canada said in a report on Monday.