Global markets

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 27 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   An Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank left nine people dead on Thursday, with a 10th Palestinian killed in clashes elsewhere. The attack that Palestinians decried as […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday it has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, the highest level in 15 years, in an effort to combat inflation. It is the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 25 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Germany will provide Ukraine with one company (14) of Leopard 2 A6 tanks and will also approve other countries to do the same. The German decision comes after weeks of hesitation and growing […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Nigeria opened a new deep seaport in Lagos on Monday, with the US$1.5 billion project expected to ease congestion at ports in the region and help the country become a hub of cargo […] Read more

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Millions of people in Pakistan were without power Monday after government efforts at saving energy backfired. Power had been cut during low-usage hours overnight, but then it would not turn back on in […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada estimated on Friday that Canadian retail sales increased by 0.5 per cent in December, compared to a 0.1 per cent decline in November. Despite the good news, economists still expect a technical recession during the first […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday she will not seek another term and will officially step down by Feb. 7 when a new leader is sworn in. Ardern explained to reporters that she “no longer […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ukraine’s interior minister Denys Monastyrski, along with 16 others, were killed after a helicopter crashed near Kyiv on Wednesday, becoming Ukraine’s most senior official to die since the start of Russia’s invasion of the country. Ukraine’s State Emergency […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that Canada’s annual inflation rate declined to 6.3 per cent in December, compared to 6.8 per cent from the month before. Analysts have predicted the annual rate to be 6.4 per cent prior […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – At least 30 people are considered dead after a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday. According to the adviser of the region’s governor, 30 more people are in hospital and […] Read more