Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept 7, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada?s economy lost 51,600 jobs last month, according to data released from Statistics Canada Friday morning. Ontario recorded its biggest employment drop in almost a decade, losing 80,100 part-time jobs.

By Commodity News Service Sept. 6 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump who has been a controversial figure since Day One in office, is facing his most difficult time since taking power. An opinion piece in the New York

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Sept. 5 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar closed slightly lower Wednesday, pressured by a drop in the price of oil and the stock market. The Canadian dollar settled Wednesday at US$0.7584 or C$1.3185, compared to Tuesday’s North American close of US$0.7586 or C$1.3182. Oil prices dropped Thursday after Tropical

By Commodity News Service Canada Sept. 5 (CNS Canada) — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains protection for cultural sectors and a dispute settlement mechanism are essential before Canada will sign a new North American Free Trade Agreement. Trudeau is expected

By Commodity News Service Sept. 4 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada may have new allies in its attempts to reach a deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Many United States lawmakers in Congress are opposed to President Donald Trump’s

WINNIPEG, Aug 31, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Today is decision day for North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations, at least according to United States President Donald Trump. However the deadline might not be reached as there are reports saying that negotiations

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 30 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian and American negotiators continue to try and hammer out an agreement on the North American Free Trade Agreement with a Friday deadline looming. After U.S. President Donald Trump said

By Commodity News Service Canada Aug. 29 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are expected to meet today to try and salvage a deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement,

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug 28 (CNS) – Global stocks reaped solid gains Tuesday morning on word Mexico and the United States had reached a trade agreement. Investor optimism was bolstered by the development, which raised hopes trade battles in other parts of the financial world could be settled. Markets in

By Dave Sims, Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Aug 27 (CNS) – Global stocks were on the rise Monday after comments from the United States Federal Reserve suggested it didn’t plan to hike interest rates anytime soon. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index soared above the 22,700 mark while the Shanghai Composite increased nearly two per cent.