Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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

Reading Time: 1 minute 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

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed above 50,000 points in early trading on Monday, before easing below that level. On Friday, the Dow added a whopping 1,206.95 points to end the day at […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Statistics Canada reported on Friday that Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down 0.3 of a point at 6.5 per cent, the lowest since September 2024. Full-time employment increased slightly by 0.3 per cent, but part-time employment dipped […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said at an event in Ottawa on Wednesday marking 20 years since he became Prime Minister, that Canada must reduce its dependence on the United States to protect its sovereignty […] Read more