Global Markets: Canadian farmland values continue to rise

Saskatchewan leads the country

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.   Farm Credit Canada reported on Tuesday the value of Canadian cultivated farmland increased by a healthy 9.3 per cent in 2024 but slipped from 11.5 per cent in 2023. Saskatchewan led […] Read more

Global Markets: February inflation higher than expected

End of sales tax break spurs increase

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.   Inflation in Canada climbed to an annualized rate of 2.6 per cent from 1.9 per cent in January, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. That exceeded analysts’ predictions of the consumer price […] Read more


Global Markets: Economic growth to slow next two years – OCED

Inflation to rise as well

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.   The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development announced on Monday it has reduced its economic growth forecast, pointing to the tariff policies of United States President Donald Trump. Globally, the OECD […] Read more

Global Markets: Carney shuffles cabinet before swearing-in

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – News reports stated on Friday that incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who will be sworn in this morning, is set to name a greatly different cabinet from Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. Innovation, Science and Industry […] Read more


Global Markets: Carney to be sworn in on Friday

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. The former governor for the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England was selected overwhelmingly by […] Read more

Global Markets: BoC cuts key interest rate

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday morning it cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points at 2.75 per cent. Most economists expected the move amidst the imposition of tariffs from the United States. It […] Read more


Global Markets: Ukrainian drones attack Moscow

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ukraine unleashed a drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday morning, killing three people and injuring 18 others while shutting down the city’s four airports. Russian officials said its defence system shot down 337 Ukrainian drones. […] Read more

Global Markets: Carney to become next Prime Minister

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was elected leader of the federal Liberal Party on Sunday, winning all 343 ridings and receiving 85.9 per cent support in a ranked ballot. Carney, who does not […] Read more


Global Markets: Canadian unemployment rate steady

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 per cent in February, reported Statistics Canada, with 1,100 new jobs added. Meanwhile, payrolls in the United States saw an increase of 151,000 jobs during the month, but […] Read more