Global Markets: COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Canada

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

Global Markets: EU to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55%

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The European Union has reached a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent over the next decade, compared with 1990 levels. Discussions to reach the agreement went through the night,


Global Markets: Weekly U.S. jobless claims rise

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Weekly jobless claims jumped to a seasonally adjusted 853,000 people in the week ended Dec. 5, according to updated data from the country’s Labor Department. The number of people filing initial claims for

Global Markets: Indian farmers reject government amendments

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 9 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Farmer unions in India have rejected the latest government proposal to amend controversial agricultural laws in the country, according to reports. Farmers have been protesting for weeks, launching a nationwide strike on Tuesday


Global Markets: First vaccine administered in U.K.

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 8 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan in the United Kingdom on what officials in the country have deemed V-Day. Canada’s own immunization will start in

Global Markets: Giuliani hospitalized for COVID-19

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Rudy Giuliani is the latest associate of United States President Donald Trump to test positive for COVID-19. The lawyer and former mayor of New York City has been traveling the country trying to


Global Markets: Deal with U.S. to send Huawei exec home

Could lead to release of the two Michaels

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 4 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that officials from the United States Department of Justice have been in talks with representatives of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Detained since her December 2018 arrest

Global Markets: U.K. approves COVID-19 vaccine

Canadian approval by end of month

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 3 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United Kingdom approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said distribution of the vaccine will begin next week, with the first shipment of 800,000 doses.


Global Markets: Canadian economy bounces back in third quarter

National GDP increases by record amount

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 1 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that the country’s gross domestic product jumped by a record 40.5 per cent annualized in the third quarter. That eliminated the record plunge of 38.1 per cent the

Global Markets: Freeland presenting fiscal update

Measures to help stricken Canadian economy

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Nov. 30 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland is scheduled to unveil the federal government’s latest fiscal update at 3 pm Central on Monday. It’s reported to include additional spending measures on the country’s hardest