Global markets

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday it has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, the highest level in 15 years, in an effort to combat inflation. It is the

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 25 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Germany will provide Ukraine with one company (14) of Leopard 2 A6 tanks and will also approve other countries to do the same. The German decision comes after weeks of hesitation and growing

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Nigeria opened a new deep seaport in Lagos on Monday, with the US$1.5 billion project expected to ease congestion at ports in the region and help the country become a hub of cargo

By MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 23 – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Millions of people in Pakistan were without power Monday after government efforts at saving energy backfired. Power had been cut during low-usage hours overnight, but then it would not turn back on in

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada estimated on Friday that Canadian retail sales increased by 0.5 per cent in December, compared to a 0.1 per cent decline in November. Despite the good news, economists still expect a technical recession during the first

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday she will not seek another term and will officially step down by Feb. 7 when a new leader is sworn in. Ardern explained to reporters that she “no longer

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ukraine’s interior minister Denys Monastyrski, along with 16 others, were killed after a helicopter crashed near Kyiv on Wednesday, becoming Ukraine’s most senior official to die since the start of Russia’s invasion of the country. Ukraine’s State Emergency

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that Canada’s annual inflation rate declined to 6.3 per cent in December, compared to 6.8 per cent from the month before. Analysts have predicted the annual rate to be 6.4 per cent prior

WINNIPEG – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – At least 30 people are considered dead after a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday. According to the adviser of the region’s governor, 30 more people are in hospital and

Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm   WINNIPEG, Jan. 13 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   China reported on Friday its imports fell 7.5 per cent and its exports dropped 9.9 per cent in December. That compares to November, when China’s its imports pulled back