Global markets

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   In the latest turn of the Canada-India dispute, a CBC report on Friday stated Indian officials – when speaking privately – have not denied any Indian government role in the murder […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Canada-India tensions were ramped up on Thursday when the Indian government announced it suspended immediately all of its visa services in Canada. As well, India accused Canada of harbouring 20 […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Unifor and Ford Canada reached a tentative agreement Tuesday night after contract talks were extended 24 hours. While neither side offered any details about the deal, the union sought improvements to […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that inflation in the country during August climbed to an annual rate of four per cent. That’s up from 3.3 per cent in July and meets […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Inflation in Canada is projected by economists to have risen to four per cent in August, according to a media report on Monday. Statistics Canada is scheduled to release its latest […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The United Auto Workers (UAW) launched simultaneous strikes against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (the parent company of Chrysler) on Friday, with about 13,000 workers walking off the job at targeted factories. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were up by 0.2 per cent in July to hit C$81.3 billion, according to a report from […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Oil production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia, which have been extended through 2023, will lead to a “significant supply shortfall through the fourth quarter,” according to the latest report from the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   At least 10,000 people were reported missing in Libya along with 1,000 already confirmed dead after flooding caused by Storm Daniel hit the North African country. As much as a quarter of […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Sept. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   An earthquake in Morocco over the weekend, hitting 6.8 on the Richter sale, has left nearly 2,500 people dead, in what was the largest disaster for the country in more than 60 […] Read more