Global markets

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – United States President Donald Trump delivered a lengthy State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday evening. Trump highlighted what he considered to be his domestic accomplishments over the past year and announced plans for […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Air Canada and WestJet, among other airlines, announced on Monday they will resume flights out of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Tuesday. Canada’s ambassador to Mexico Cameron Mackay told CBC on Monday that the country was going […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – At least 25 members of Mexico’s National Guard were killed on Sunday in response to the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes or “El Mencho”, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, who was killed in […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump has given Iran an ultimatum, claiming “bad things will happen” if a deal on Iran’s nuclear program is not reached in the next 10 to 15 days. A second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva ended Wednesday with no significant progress on ending the conflict ahead of the four-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The negotiations, brokered by the United States, were the third round this year […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s annual rate of inflation dipped to 2.3 per cent in January from 2.4 per cent the previous month, reported Statistics Canada. Gasoline prices were down 16.7 per cent year over year, accounting for much of the total […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Price inflation in the United States fell to an eight-month low in January at an annualized rate of 2.4 per cent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. That’s also down from […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. China extended its anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola to March 9, due to the “complexity” of the allegations, the country’s commerce ministry announced on Thursday. The ministry said there will be a “fair […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. During a Tuesday phone call, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Trump that the Gordie Howe International Bridge is a “great example of co-operation” between their countries. Trump threatened to refuse to […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Trust in the data from the United States Department of Agriculture is in doubt, Reuters said on Tuesday, hours ahead of the USDA’s next monthly supply and demand report. Questions regarding U.S. corn […] Read more