Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit the White House in a matter of days, according to United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Carney said he and Trump agreed on the importance of […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump, Carney to meet in White House
Global Markets: Canadian, U.S. economies shrink
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that the country’s economy contracted by 0.2 per cent in February. Mining, oil and gas extraction, construction and quarrying were the main drivers of the decrease. There was also a […] Read more
Global Markets: Liberals elected to fourth consecutive term
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals scored a fourth straight term in Canada’s federal election on Monday, completing a remarkable turnaround. The Liberals were elected or leading in 168 seats when Elections Canada paused vote […] Read more
Global Markets: Election Day in Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canadians go to the polls today for the federal election with all 345 seats in the House of Commons up for grabs. The election was called on March 23 by Liberal Party leader and Prime […] Read more
Global Markets: Chinese tariffs hitting Canadian businesses
100 per cent levies on imports of canola oil, meal and other ag, seafood products
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. About 36 per cent of Canadian agricultural and seafood businesses have been affected by China’s tariffs, said a report issued this week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The report […] Read more
Global Markets: China rebukes U.S. trade talk ideas
'It should cancel all the unilateral measures on China' says Chinese official
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. China took issue with the United States on Thursday, clarifying there are no ongoing trade talks to resolve the high tariffs the two countries have on each other. The statement came […] Read more
Global Markets: Markets rebounding on Trump’s positive comments
IMF warns tariffs are weakening U.S., global economies.
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 on Tuesday that he’s not planning to oust Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. Trump claimed he never planned to fire Powell and […] Read more
Global Markets: Seeding underway in some parts of the Prairies
Provinces have yet to issue weekly crop reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Spring planting is underway in parts of southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, according to a number of recent reports. However, early progress will be slowed this week by precipitation across the […] Read more
Global Markets: Easter storms strike U.S. Midwest, South
Planting delays, risk of frost
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. At least two people are dead in Oklahoma following heavy rains that caused severe flooding during the Easter weekend. In addition to Oklahoma, the United States National Weather Service also issued […] Read more
Global Markets: IGC ups global corn crop
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The International Grains Council raised its call on global corn production in 2025/26 to 1.274 billion tonnes — an increase of five million from a month ago due to upward revisions for the United States […] Read more