Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 29 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. India and Pakistan have reported cases of the new, more contagious COVID-19 variant. Several cases have been detected in travellers from the United Kingdom, with three reported in Pakistan an six in India. Epidemiologists

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The US$900 billion deal on pandemic assistance between Republican and Democrat lawmakers in the United States Congress was on the verge of falling apart on Christmas Eve. Earlier in the week, the two

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, stated on Tuesday that the new strain of the coronavirus found the in the United Kingdom may already be

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Both houses of the United States Congress quickly passed the second largest economic stimulus bill in the country’s history on Monday. After months of acrimonious negotiations Republican and Democrat lawmakers reached an agreement

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After months of negotiations United States Congressional leaders announced on Sunday a US$900 billion pandemic economic stimulus package. Among the plan’s provisions are payments to most Americans of US$600 per week and US$300/week

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Although the United Kingdom formally left the European Union on January 31, 2020, some negotiations are still under way. Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, warned U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson that access to

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, after meeting with numerous European leaders last week. France and Spain’s prime ministers are self-isolating after their recent close contact with him. Macron and his

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States Congress is close to agreeing on a COVID-19 relief package, totalling less than US$900 billion. The bill may be attached to crucial government spending legislation which is scheduled to pass by the

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. British scientists have attribute over 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in southern England as having a mutation of the virus, which may cause the virus to spread more easily between people, though they are not

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The first of many COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Montreal on Sunday night. Some healthcare workers across the country will receive their first dose as early as this week, depending on their eligibility. Canada will