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By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Turkey will hold presidential and parliamentary elections this weekend, with the contentious 20-year leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing stiff challenges. The leadup to the election has been marred by violence

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia has yet to start, with more time needed to prepare, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European broadcasters on Thursday. Meanwhile, Britain announced it would increase its support by

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 17 people over the past two days, with Palestinians countering by firing more than 100 rockets towards southern Israel. Hamas has

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   In a tit-for-tat response to Canada’s expulsion of a Chinese diplomat on Monday, China announced it was expelling Canadian Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, consul in the Canadian consulate in Shanghai. Canada expelled Chinese

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Dozens of Russian drone attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least four people, as Russia’s offensive intensified ahead of the country’s Victory Day holiday on May 9. All 60 of the Iranian-made

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 5 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada reported on Friday that approximately 41,000 jobs were added in April, well surpassing analysts’ predictions of 20,000 jobs. That brought the number of working people in Canada to 20.13

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The remaining federal employees who were still on strike reached a tentative deal on Thursday. The approximately 35,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) who work for the

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Analysts said they expect the United States Federal Reserve to up its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. The Fed is scheduled to make it announcement at 1

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Inflation in the European Union bumped up to seven per cent in April from 6.9 per cent in March, according to Eurostat on Tuesday. The EU’s statistics agency reported the consumer

Compiled by MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, May 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The bulk of federal government workers in Canada reached a tentative deal and ended their 12-day strike on Monday. This came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to a 12 per