By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Inflation in Canada eased in July to an annualized rate of 1.7 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. The consumer price index dipped 0.2 of a point from June, […] Read more
Global Markets: Inflation eases says StatCan
Fuel prices down, but food, housing up
Global Markets: Trump issues pre-meeting warning to Ukraine
Leaders meeting in Washington today
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 demanded on social media on Sunday that Ukraine give up all hopes of regaining the Crimea and joining NATO. Trump made the comment ahead of […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump, Putin meet in Alaska
WINNIPEG, Aug. 15 (MarketsFarm) – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska today to discuss an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two world […] Read more
Global Markets: Canola meal stuck in Chinese ports
Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Up to 400,000 tonnes of canola meal are sitting in warehouses next to Chinese ports with importers struggling to re-sell them, sources told Reuters. An executive with one of the trading companies that imports canola meal said it […] Read more
Global Markets: Moe considers options to support canola growers
Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a press conference on Tuesday that he is considering a trade mission to China, through the province’s trade office in Shanghai, to aid the canola industry. China will place a 75.8 […] Read more
Global Markets: China imposes new duty on Canadian canola
Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – China announced on Tuesday it will impose a 75.8 per cent preliminary anti-dumping duty on Canadian canola imports beginning on Thursday. China sources nearly all of its canola/rapeseed imports from Canada, with 4.6 million tonnes of the oilseed […] Read more
Global Markets: Wildfires blaze in Newfoundland and Labrador
The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Four wildfires are continuing to burn out of control in Newfoundland and Labrador and hot and dry weather conditions are not helping matters. The largest wildfire in the province is the Kingston fire near Conception Bay North, which has spread […] Read more
Global Markets: Canadian unemployment rate steady
Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.9 per cent in July, reported Statistics Canada. However, employment dipped by 0.2 points at 60.7 per cent, with 41,000 fewer jobs reported. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump and Putin to meet
Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet as early as next week, as Trump continues to push for an end to Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine. The possibility of a meeting […] Read more
Global Markets: U.S. envoy meets with Putin
Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly met with United States’ special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, as a Friday deadline imposed by President Donald Trump for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine neared. Details […] Read more