Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In the final hours of the United States presidential race, President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are holding rallies in key states. Trump is scheduled to hold five rallies today in North […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Politicians across the United States will be making their final push this weekend ahead of the country’s presidential election on Nov. 3. Republican incumbent Donald Trump is trailing in the polls to former […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Tensions continue to rise between France and Muslim-majority countries, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claiming western countries want to “relaunch the Crusades.” The latest back-and-forth was sparked after a French teacher was beheaded […] Read more

WINNIPEG, Oct. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Federal byelections in Toronto saw the Liberals hold onto their two seats. Green Party leader Annamie Paul finished second-place to Liberal Marci Ien in Toronto Centre, while Maxime Bernier of the People’s Party was a […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Chileans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of replacing the country’s constitution, which was originally imposed by Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship 40 years ago. Exit polls showed over 78 per cent of voters were […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to meet separately with his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday in Washington, D.C. Pompeo will try to cobble together a third cease-fire […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Amid ongoing allegations of forced labour being used in the Malaysian palm oil industry coming from worker groups, as well as the United States, Malaysian Minister of Plantations Industries and Commodities Mohd Khairuddin […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that retail sales in August increased 0.5 per cent from July, marking the fourth straight month that sales rose. The C$192 million net increase was due to improved […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Department of Justice will file a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc. on Tuesday, alleging its Google search engine giant has violated antitrust laws. In the suit, the Justice Department claims Google […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada and the United States appear to be at opposite ends when it comes to reopening their border. An agreement to keep it closed to other than commercial traffic is set to expire […] Read more