Global Markets: Blast hits Gaza hospital

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The conflict between Israel and Hamas was inflamed on Tuesday when a massive blast occurred at a hospital in Gaza City, killing 500 people, according to Hamas. The militant group blamed an Israeli airstrike for the explosion, while […] Read more

Global Markets: Canada’s inflation slows in September

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported today that the country’s annual inflation rate was 3.8 per cent in September, lower than economists’ expectations and 0.2 points lower than what it was in August. Excluding gasoline, the inflation rate would have […] Read more



Global Markets: Israel warns Gazans to evacuate

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Israeli military has issued an evacuation order to a million Palestinians living in the northern part of the territory, ahead of an expected ground invasion. Hamas has dismissed the warnings and […] Read more


Global Markets: U.S. Secretary of State visits Israel

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Jerusalem on Thursday reiterating the country’s support for Israel in its fight against Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the U.S. “for standing […] Read more

Global Markets: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Humanitarian groups are warning of an impending catastrophe in Gaza as food will likely run out in days and the territory’s power plant has shut down. Hundreds of people are dead on […] Read more


Global Markets: Israel/Hamas conflict intensifies

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip destroyed entire districts of the Palestinian territory as Israel exacts ‘mighty revenge’ over deadly attacks by Hamas over the weekend. The latest reports say that over […] Read more

Global Markets: Solid North American jobs data

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 6 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Jobs growth in the United States beat expectations in September, with nonfarm payrolls in the country up by 336,000, according to the latest Labor Department report, with the unemployment rate steady at […] Read more


Global Markets: Flooding in northern India

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Heavy rains in northern India caused a Himalayan glacial lake to overflow, killing at least 18 people with about 100 more still missing. Sikkam state received 101 millimetres of rain during the […] Read more

Global Markets: NDP wins majority in Manitoba

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Oct. 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Manitoba’s New Democratic Party (NDP) won a majority government in Tuesday’s provincial election, defeating the incumbent Progressive Conservatives (PC). With the victory, NDP leader Wab Kinew becomes the first First Nations premier […] Read more