Global markets

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 27 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Stock markets around the world made strong gains this week as optimism over the United States/China trade deal provided support. Markets in Europe, Japan, China, and the U.S. were up, with some record

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Optimism over improving trade relations between the United States and China helped North American stock markets trade near record highs in thin pre-Christmas trade on Tuesday. Markets close early today and remain closed

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 23 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Saudi Arabia has sentenced five men to death and another three to prison terms for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. While many western intelligence agencies maintain that the killing was directly ordered

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 20 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – While hard details of the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China remain scant, Chinese agriculture consultancy JCI said on Friday the country is quite able to purchase more than

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 19 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – By a vote of 230 to 197 United States President Donald Trump was formally impeached on Wednesday by the House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 18 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Today, The United States House of Representatives will debate and vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. House Republicans had motioned to adjourn ahead of the vote, but the call

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 17 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau said the country’s economy is “sound and growing” during his economic update on Monday. Morneau pointed to lower unemployment, growing wages and other key factors highlighting the

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 16 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau is scheduled to give an update at 10 am CST on Monday about the country’s fiscal well-being. It’s expected Morneau will say the Canadian economy will continue

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United Kingdom votes in a new Parliament today. Polls are pointing to a small majority government for Boris Johnson’s Conservative government, although Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party has gained ground over the course

By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Dec. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Federal Reserve is widely expected to be holding interest rates unchanged in its last policy announcement of the year later Wednesday. The U.S. consumer price index was up by 0.3