Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China announced Friday it’s raising its tariffs on imports of United States goods from 84 per cent to 125 per cent effective Saturday. The move was done in retaliation of U.S. President Donald Trump increasing levies […] Read more
Global Markets: China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 per cent
Global Markets: Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In a surprising reversal, United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he was pausing reciprocal tariffs on nearly every country for 90 days. At the same time, Trump also said he was raising levies on […] Read more
Global Markets: U.S./China trade war heating up
Trump threatens to slap more tariffs on China
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The trade war between the United States and China continued to heat up on Tuesday, as the latter responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to sharply increase in levies on its […] Read more
Global Markets: Tariffs driving markets lower
Trump won't budge from his reciprocal tariffs
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Global markets continued to fall hard on Monday as United States President Donald Trump stated over the weekend that he won’t abandon nor amend his worldwide reciprocal tariffs. As well, China […] Read more
Global Markets: China strikes back at U.S.
34 per cent levies in imports
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. China, the world’s second largest economy, swung back at the United States on Friday as Beijing announced its retaliatory tariffs. China will impose a 34 per cent levy on all U.S. […] Read more
Global Markets: ‘Liberation Day’ fallout
Carney news conference at 10:30 a.m. CDT
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 unveiled his reciprocal tariff plan on Wednesday that’s highlighted by a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all countries effective April 5. Also there is a […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump to announce tariffs at 3 CDT
Israel, China already respond
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Wednesday is set to mark the so-called ‘Liberation Day,’ the term being used by the Trump administration to announce their reciprocal tariffs the United States will impose on its imports from […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump sets uncertainty record
Tariffs to be up to 20 per cent depending to the country
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that it’s uncertainty index hit a new record the day before United States President Donald Trump is to announce his wide-ranging tariff regime on U.S. imports from […] Read more
Global Markets: Two major USDA reports out today
Prospective plantings, grains stocks as of March 1
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United States Department of Agriculture is set to release two major reports at 11 am CDT on Monday. One will be the prospective plantings report, in which the trade projected […] Read more
Global Markets: Carney to speak with Trump
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak with United States President Donald Trump this morning, with U.S. tariffs and Canadian sovereignty expected to be at the top of the agenda. Tariffs on […] Read more