Global markets

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

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – A new poll by Leger released on Wednesday suggests that most Canadians support the sale of Chinese electric vehicles. Sixty-one per cent of respondents said they supported allowing more Chinese EVs into the market, with 24 […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced on Monday it broke its grain shipping record for the month of January last month. CPKC transported 2.395 million tonnes, surpassing its own January monthly record from 2023. January’s 24,688 carloads […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Canada will resume beef exports to China after the latter lifted its ban on Canadian cattle. China prohibited Canadian beef exports beginning in late 2021 after bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was found on an Alberta farm. […] 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. Canada saw no economic growth in November, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. In October, Canada’s economy dipped 0.3 per cent. StatCan said goods-producing industries slipped 0.3 per cent in November, while services-producing industries […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Crude oil prices were climbing sharply higher Thursday as United States President Donald Trump renewed threats against Iran over its nuclear program. Trump warned on social media that “the next attack will be far worse!” than those carried […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The Bank of Canada held its key overnight interest rate steady at 2.25 per cent in its latest policy announcement Wednesday morning. Governor Tiff Macklem said uncertainty around the forecast was “heightened” in a prepared statement, pointing to […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement after nearly 20 years of negotiations. The deal will see free trade on almost all goods traded between India and the 27 members of the EU. A […] Read more