Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China closed off the major cities of Wuhan and Huanggang on Thursday in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has now killed 17 people and with more than 500 reported

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 22 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Germany said on Wednesday there was a case of African swine fever in Poland that was only 12 kilometers from its border. In December, Poland reported 55 cases of ASF in wild boars.

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 21 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Six people have died from a coronavirus outbreak in China with more than 300 confirmed cases as of Tuesday. The coronavirus hasn’t been contained to Wuhan and is spreading throughout China with cases

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – ¬The extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou gets underway today in Vancouver. Meng was arrested by Canadian authorities in December 2018 at the request of the United States, where she’s accused of

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at a record high on Friday, as improving economic data and optimistic corporate earnings report lent support to equities. – Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former Russian tax official Mikhail Mishustin will serve as the country’s new prime minister after the previous government stepped down. President Vladimir Putin handpicked the relatively unknown technocrat to lead the government while

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing changes to the country’s constitution that would impose limits on future presidents while shifting more power to the parliament. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the rest of

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iran has arrested a number of suspects connected to the accidental downing of a passenger plane that killed all 176 onboard last week. The announcement comes amid increasing protests against the government, with

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Iranian protestors have taken to the streets to express their outrage against the country’s clerical rulers. The protests were triggered by the government acknowledgement that the military accidentally shot down a passenger plane,

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Jan. 10 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, beating economists’ expectations by over 10,000 jobs. That lowered the unemployment rate from 5.9 per cent to 5.6 per cent. Ontario added the most jobs,