Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Largely peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrations across numerous cities in the United States turned violent in many cases over the weekend, with police and federal authorities deploying tear gas and other measures to

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In response to the United States demanding China close its consulate in Houston, China has ordered the closure of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, a city in southwest China. China has also demanded the

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Jobless claims in the United States rose by over 100,000 to total 1.4 million during the week ended July 18. As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, some businesses have closed their doors again.

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Recent data from Statistics Canada showed the annual rate of inflation was 0.7 per cent for the month of June. That is the first positive inflation marker since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Recent data from Statistics Canada showed retail sales rebounded from sharp losses incurred in March and April. Retail sales were up by almost 19 per cent in May, thanks to increases in motor vehicles

By Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 20 – ICE Futures canola contracts were higher at midday Monday, due to strength in comparable vegetable oils. Chicago soyoil was stronger due to consistent export demand. Malaysian palm oil was also higher due to tightened supplies and steadily improving demand. Labour shortages also contributed to palm oil’s strength.

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In the United States, COVID-19 deaths have surpassed 140,000, as cases continue to rise in Florida, California, Texas, and other states. Florida has reported over 10,000 new cases daily for the past five days.

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Two United States Navy (USN) aircraft carriers and their escorts returned to the South China Sea on Friday. The U.S.S. Nimitz and U.S.S. Ronald Reagan had been deployed to the contested international waters

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China reported on Thursday that’s its gross domestic product was bouncing back from the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second quarter of 2020, the world’s second largest economy grew by

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, July 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is scheduled to make his first policy announcement on Wednesday since taking charge of the central bank on June 3. Later this morning, Macklem will speak about