Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would like to impose 25 per cent tariffs on automobile, semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports. Levies on automobiles would be put in place on April 2. The U.S. […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump threatens tariffs on automobiles
Global Markets: Inflation nudges up
Higher fuel prices spur 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. Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday the consumer price index for January climbed to an annualized rate of 1.9 per cent from 1.8 per cent in December. StatCan said energy prices rose […] Read more
Global Markets: Manufacturing sales up, wholesale sales down
StatCan releases December numbers
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. Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the country’s manufacturing sales in December rose 0.3 per cent at C$71.4 billion, for the third consecutive monthly increase. StatCan also reported wholesale sales (excluding […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump says he will announce reciprocal tariffs
Some details likely to come Thursday afternoon
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 President Trump stated, “today is the big one” on his Truth Social platform in reference to reciprocal tariffs on Thursday. However, reports said Trump’s formal announcement has […] Read more
Global Markets: Canadian premiers in D.C.
Meeting with U.S. lawmakers, lobbyists
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. Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers are in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to meet with United States lawmakers and special interest groups. Led by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the current chair […] Read more
Global Markets: Steel, aluminum tariffs are on
Levies likely violate earlier Trump trade deal
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 imposed a 25 per cent tariff on all of the country’s steel and aluminum imports on Monday. While the move drew strong criticism from Canadian Prime […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump to announce tariffs on steel, aluminum
Canada a major supplier of both to U.S.
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 Sunday that his administration will slap 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. Trump’s formal announcement is expected to be made […] Read more
Global Markets: More jobs, less unemployment for Canada
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 Friday that the country added 76,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate of 6.6 per cent declined by 0.1 of a point from November. Analysts had expected 25,000 jobs to […] Read more
Global Markets: Cabinet ministers discuss trade in Washington
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A trio of federal cabinet ministers will meet with Republican lawmakers and business groups in Washington, D.C. this week in an attempt to dissuade United States President Donald Trump from imposing 25 per cent tariffs […] Read more
Global Markets: Canada records trade surplus in December
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 Canada posted a trade surplus of C$708 million in December, its first in 10 months. By comparison, there was a C$986 million trade deficit in November and a 4.9 per […] Read more