Global Markets: Trump, Putin meet in Alaska

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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: China imposes new duty on Canadian canola

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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: Canadian unemployment rate steady

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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

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 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

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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


Global Markets: Canadian trade deficit widens

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world widened to C$5.9 billion in June from C$5.5 billion the previous month, as imports increased by 1.4 per cent and exports were up 0.9 per cent, reported […] Read more

Global Markets: U.S. ups tariffs on Canada

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 signed an executive order on Thursday raising the tariff on Canadian goods to 35 per cent, from 25 per cent. Most Canadian exports fall under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and can still […] Read more