Global markets

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 26 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to give a speech in London on Tuesday, and her remarks should provide a clearer picture of the Fed’s ideas on

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3 per cent on a year-over-year basis in May, following a 1.6 per cent gain in April, Statistics Canada said in a report on Friday. Overall, energy prices

By Commodity News Service Canada June 22 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Trading in Sears Canada shares were stopped this morning, after Sears said it was seeking court protection from creditors while it restructures. – There will be a new giant in

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 21 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Prince Philip is in hospital being treated for infection. Buckingham Palace called it a precaution. Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband, is 96. – A top-level shakeup continues at Uber this

By Commodity News Service Canada CNS, June 20 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian plane and train manufacturer Bombardier Inc. has signed a C$1.5 billion deal to supply and maintain 750 passenger trains in the United Kingdom. The trains have been sold

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 19 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – China and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand US dairy exports, according to reports on Monday. A number of US processors are now able to start exporting to China immediately.

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 16 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – US homebuilding was at an eight-month-low in May, according to reports on Friday. Homebuilding dropped for three consecutive months into May. – Foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled C$10.6 billion in April, mainly acquisitions

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, June 15 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is expected to gather with Mexico’s agriculture minister Jose Calzada and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue next week. The meeting, expected to take place

By Commodity News Service Canada June 14 (CNS Canada) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A breaking story out of Virginia reports five people were shot at a baseball practice involving Republican politicians and officials. Steve Scalise, the third-highest ranking Republican in the U.S. House of

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, June 13 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. – The US Federal Reserve is holding its two-day monetary policy meeting this week. Many market watchers expect officials will raise the country’s interest rates following an announcement on Wednesday, June 14. – Canada’s net