Global markets

By Commodity News Services Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 31 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – With the price differential between Western Canadian Select crude oil and the benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil at less than US$9 per barrel, the Province of Alberta announced

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was up at market close Wednesday with the Toronto Stock Exchange. The dollar finished the day at US$0.7580 or US$1=C$1.3292, which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.7538 or C$1.3266. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed Wednesday with a gain of 21.41 points

By Commodity News Services Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump renewed his demand for funding of a wall along the U.S./Mexican border. In a tweet Wednesday morning Trump said a bipartisan committee on border

By Commodity News Services Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 29 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States imposed sanctions on Venezuelan oil company PDVSA and froze US$7 billion in Venezuelan assets on Monday afternoon. This is the latest move the U.S. has taken

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar was weaker Monday morning, seeing a modest correction to start the week after strengthening sharply on Friday. At 8:50 CST Friday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7529 or C$1.3282 which compares with Friday’s North American close of US$0.7544 or C$1.3256. Renewed uncertainty over the

By Commodity News Services Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 28 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s Ambassador to China John McCallum was forced to resign over the weekend following comments he made about Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Meng is under house arrest in Vancouver

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 25 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar is up Friday morning along with equity markets. At 8:50 CST Friday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7536 or C$1.3267, which compares with Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7490 or C$1.3351. The TSX/S&P Composite Index was up 60.25 points Friday

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 25 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – FBI agents in the United States arrested Roger Stone Friday morning facing charges of obstruction, witness tampering, and making false statements as part of the ongoing investigation being conducted

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar is holding near unchanged Thursday morning in light of the North American stock markets getting off to a mixed start. At 8:55 CST Thursday morning the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7491 or C$1.3347, which compares with Wednesday’s North American close of

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has declared himself interim president of the South American country as protesters took to the streets this week in an effort to oust current