Global Markets: One year since WHO declares global pandemic

Worldwide deaths top 2.62 million people

Complied By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Thursday marks one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. So far, more than 118.15 million people around the world contracted the coronavirus, which

Global Markets: U.S. consumer prices rise

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Consumer prices in the United States posted solid increases in February, notching their largest annual gain in a year, according to updated data from the U.S. Labor Department. The Consumer Price Index was


Global Markets: Lula cleared in Brazil

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, March 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – An International Women’s Day march in Mexico City turned violent on Monday, as police reportedly fired pepper spray at protestors attempting to take down metal barricades set up around the country’s National Palace.




Global Markets: OPEC+ considers production increase

WINNIPEG, March 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Crude oil prices are rallying again on reports that the OPEC+ alliance could continue their production cuts into April rather than boosting production. However, due to increased demand, OPEC+ could increase production to reap revenue


Global Markets: Canadian economy shrinks, but in recovery

WINNIPEG, March 2 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada announced both bad news and good news on Tuesday. Canada’s economy contracted by 5.4 per cent in 2020, which made it the worst documented year for the country’s economic output. Despite the gloomy



Global Markets: Health Canada approves AstraZeneca vaccine

WINNIPEG, Feb. 26 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Health Canada announced this morning it has approved the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use. The vaccine, which was created in collaboration with Oxford University, was analyzed by Canadian regulators since October before authorizing its use.

Global Markets: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine 94 per cent effective

WINNIPEG, Feb. 25 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The first large independent real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech two-dose COVID-19 vaccine has revealed on Wednesday that the shot is almost completely effective against the virus. The study, which was conducted in Israel on 1.2