Global markets

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In response to protests in Los Angeles against his immigration crackdown starting on Friday, United States President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to quell unrest but only escalated tensions further. More than 300 federal troops […] 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 spoke with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday and among the topics they discussed was trade. Among the tariffs the two countries have on each other […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Reuters reported on Thursday that China blocked Canada’s request for a dispute panel to review additional import duties by China on agricultural and seafood products at the World Trade Organization. During […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.75 per cent on Wednesday. The Canadian central bank said economic uncertainty due to United States tariffs was the primary reason […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday that removing China’s tariffs on its imports of Canadian agriculture and seafood products is a priority. He said talks were underway at the ministerial […] 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 late Friday that he will double the country’s tariff on steel imports to 50 per cent. Reports said Canada supplies almost of 25 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.   Canada’s gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2025 increased by 2.2 per cent on an annualized basis, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. That’s up from a revised 2.1 per […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   A three-judge panel of the United States Court of International Trade ruled on late Wednesday afternoon that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to impose the bulk of his […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that farm cash receipts for the first quarter of 2025 totaled C$25.6 billion, up 3.1 per cent from Q1 of 2024. StatCan also issued its preliminary […] Read more

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – King Charles III will deliver the Throne Speech to open the 45th Parliament in Ottawa later today. It would be the third time the sitting monarch will deliver the speech to open a parliamentary session after Charles’ mother Queen Elizabeth […] Read more