WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – While reeling from the resignation of two of his senior cabinet ministers on Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he intends to stay in power. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid said […] Read more
Global Markets: U.K. cabinet ministers resign
Global Markets: Sweden, Finland closer to NATO membership
WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – NATO members signed off on accession protocols for both Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, putting them one step closer towards becoming a part of the alliance. At a NATO summit last week, the organization decided to invite both […] Read more
Global Markets: Russia captures Luhansk province
WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After two months of fighting, Russian forces have finally gained control of Ukraine’s Luhansk province on Sunday after capturing the city of Lysychansk. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his country’s military on their victory, but many observers believe […] Read more
Global Markets: Economy up in April, likely down in May
Preliminary data for May points to contraction
Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Just as Canadians prepare to mark the country’s 155th anniversary, Statistics Canada said on Thursday that preliminary data pointed to the country’s economy shrinking 0.2 per cent in May. That […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump needed to be restrained aide testifies
Alleges president endorsed calls to lynch his VP
Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to chief of staff for United States President Donald Trump testified in front of the January 6 Committee on Tuesday. The congressional committee is investigating […] Read more
Global Markets: Missile strikes shopping centre
Russia draws world condemnation for the attack
Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A Russian missile destroyed a shopping centre in Kremenchuk, Ukraine on Monday killing 18 people and leaving 59 wounded. Following the attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of being “the […] Read more
Global Markets: Division arising within G7
Zelensky to speak to summit today
Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As the G7 met in Germany on Monday, there’s split among the world’s biggest economies when it comes to the war in Ukraine. This comes despite the G-7 having declared […] Read more
Global Markets: Ukraine to retreat from Severodonetsk
WINNIPEG, June 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ukrainian forces are set to retreat from the besieged eastern city of Severodonetsk to avoid being encircled by Russian troops, according to reports. An estimated 500 soldiers and civilians remain holed up in an abandoned chemical […] Read more
Global Markets: Ukraine one step closer to EU membership
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ukraine is moving closer to membership in the European Union with leaders of the 27-nation bloc voting to unanimously approve their candidacy on Thursday. Ukraine made the request shortly after the Russian invasion at […] Read more
Global Markets: Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, June 22 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An earthquake in a remote mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed at least 1,000 people and injured many more, according to reports out of the country. The 6.1-magnitude quake […] Read more