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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

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported this morning that Canada’s economy added 35,000 jobs in March while the unemployment rate held at five per cent. March was the fourth straight month the unemployment rate went unchanged. Employment grew in transportation […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former United States President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and conspiracy inside a New York City courthouse on Tuesday. With the charges, Trump became the first U.S. president, sitting or […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former United States President Donald Trump is expected to surrender and face criminal charges in an arraignment inside a New York City courthouse later today. Trump became the first president, sitting or former, to face criminal charges after […] Read more

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday it will start a “voluntary reduction” of its oil production, cutting output by 500,000 barrels per day starting in May and lasting until the end of 2023. Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said the […] Read more

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, March 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported on Friday that the country’s economy rebounded in January after slipping 0.1 per cent in December. StatCan found Canada’s GDP grew by 0.5 per cent that month […] Read more