Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ford Canada said on Thursday that it will close an engine plant in Windsor, Ont. due to the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge. The self-proclaimed ‘Freedom Convoy’ has parked several […] Read more
Global Markets: Ford closes Windsor engine plant
Blockade of Ambassador Bridge stifles production
Global Markets: Canada just short of 37 million people
Immigration responsible for 5.1 per cent increase
Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In 2021 census data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday, the country’s population was pegged at a little below 37 million people. That’s a 5.1 per cent increase since the […] Read more
Global Markets: 13 million people facing starvation in Africa
More drought ahead for Horn of Africa
Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As drought further entrenches itself across the Horn of Africa, the United Nation’s World Food Programme said on Tuesday that an estimated 13 million people are facing severe hunger. Making […] Read more
Global Markets: Ottawa declares state of emergency
Mayor doesn't indicate which power could be used
Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – City of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency on Sunday, as the ‘Freedom Convoy’ remained firmly entrenched on Parliament Hill. Watson was curt in stating that truckers […] Read more
Global Markets: China/Russia announce strategic alliance
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China’s Xi Jinping on Friday, affirming a strategic alliance between the two countries. In a joint statement, China backed Russia’s opposition to NATO expansion. The meeting came […] Read more
Global Markets: Conservatives name Candice Bergen interim leader
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Candice Bergen, Member of Parliament of southern Manitoba’s Portage-Lisgar riding, has been voted interim leader of the federal Conservative Party. She follows Erin O’Toole, who was ousted from his role on Wednesday. Bergen […] Read more
Global Markets: Euro zone inflation hits record high
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Inflation in the Euro zone rose to a record high or 5.1 per cent in January, according to a report from Eurostat. The growth was up from 5.0 per cent the previous month […] Read more
Global Markets: Conservatives face internal revolt
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Feb. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Internal disagreements in Canada’s opposition Conservative Party could see a leadership vote on Erin O’Toole as early as Wednesday, according to reports. A vote of 50 per cent plus one of the 119 […] Read more
Global Markets: Trudeau to speak later Monday
By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 31 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Weekend protests in Ottawa over vaccine mandates were described as mainly peaceful by police, although a number of incidents were reported – including protestors disrespecting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a […] Read more
Global Markets: No war in Ukraine, says Russian foreign minister
WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – One day after United States President Joe Biden warned of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine next month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a radio interview that the country won’t start a war in Ukraine, but […] Read more