Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United Nations’ World Food Program has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its work in combating hunger. The agency provided assistance to an estimated 100 million people in 88 countries last year, […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump says he won’t participate in a virtual debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, claiming the he feels good enough to resume in-person campaigning despite being hospitalized over the […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump abruptly halted COVID-19 relief talks on Tuesday, claiming the Democrats, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, were “not negotiating in good faith.” Trump wants to delay the negotiations […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening after leaving Walter Reed National Medical Center where he had been receiving treatment for COVID-19. Trump removed his mask and said […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump may return to the White House on Monday, according to some reports, after he was hospitalized over the weekend. Trump is being treated for COVID-19 with a number […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that he and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, were diagnosed with COVID-19. Trump is considered a high risk given he’s 74 years old and […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Oct. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Facebook Inc. has banned ads on Facebook and Instagram that question the validity of voting methods or claim widespread voting fraud will occur during the 2020 presidential election. This came a day after U.S. […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by three per cent in July. The report stated there were gains in the hotel/restaurant, agriculture, utilities, finance and insurance […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Fighting continued for a third day in the border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which has presently killed dozens of soldiers plus 11 civilians. The countries are fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of […] Read more

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 28 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – More than 20 people are dead in a border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On Sunday the two former Soviet Union republics in the Caucus region started fighting over the disputed territory of […] Read more