Global markets

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s Farm Product Price Index was up for the eighth consecutive month in June, rising 3.7 per cent compared to the same month the previous year, according to updated data from Statistics Canada. A 11.3 per cent […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that it’s extending its investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada to March 2026. The move allows for an additional six months of […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   As expected, the Trump administration put in motion on Wednesday its appeal of many of its tariffs to the United States Supreme Court. Last week, the Federal Court of Appeal […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will begin a two-day retreat on Wednesday in Toronto. Highlighting discussions will be United States tariffs and the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. As well, […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that he will make an announcement at 1 p.m. CDT on Tuesday. Although it’s unclear as to exactly what Trump […] Read more

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported that the country’s economy contracted by 1.6 per cent on an annual basis in the second quarter, compared to two per cent growth in the first. Economists had expected the economy to shrink by 0.6 per cent […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported this morning that the number of job vacancies increased by 12,100 in June to 492,000. By comparison, there was a decline of 37,100 in April and May combined. Year-over-year, job vacancies declined by 59,200 […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc and United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had a “constructive and lengthy” meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning. A source told CBC News that the meeting was extended from one hour […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada will resume negotiations towards a new free-trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, Canada and Brazil announced on Monday in Brasilia. The bloc, which consists of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, is a major exporter […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – After Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day on Sunday, Russia accused the country of drone attacks at a nuclear power plant overnight in the western Kursk region. Russian officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted in […] Read more