Global markets

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Retail sales in Canada were down by 0.2 per cent in February, to C$66.3 billion, with gas stations and fuel vendors posting the largest decline (5.0 per cent). Core retail sales, which […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance edged up by 11,000 in February, hitting 388,000, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 per cent. Meanwhile, data out […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, April 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   More than 150,000 workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) went on strike Wednesday morning after failing to reach an agreement with the federal government. Numerous federal departments, including the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s rate of inflation slowed in March, with the 4.3 per cent increase in the consumer price index the smallest year-on-year increase since the 4.1 per cent reported in August 2021. The […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   A strike by Canada’s largest federal public union is possible by Wednesday if a deal isn’t reached soon, according to officials with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) – which represents […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Friday marked the first day that Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) will officially become Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). In December 2021, CP acquired KCS for […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Approximately 155,000 federal public servants in Canada have now voted in favour of strike mandates. On Wednesday, the Treasury Board group of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) announced their […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its key interest rate at 4.5 per cent, following its announcement on Wednesday. In a statement, the BoC said inflation in Canada has been easing […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian officials were informed over the weekend by their United States counterparts that Russian-backed hackers may have gained access to the country’s natural gas infrastructure in February. The revelation is part […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, April 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Analysts’ expectations ahead of the next interest rate announcement from the Bank of Canada (BoC) have predicted the central bank will freeze its key rate at 4.5 per cent. The BoC […] Read more