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 stated Monday evening that he could impose 25 per cent tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico as of Feb. 1. Trump’s comment came […] Read more
Global Markets: Trumps says tariffs likely on the way
Canada is prepared counters finance minister
Global Markets: Trump becomes President today
May order import tariffs to be studied first
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. Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday at 11 am CST. Previously the 45th president, Trump’s inauguration will mark the second time […] Read more
Global Markets: Freeland to run for Liberal leadership
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed in a social media post Friday that she would run to become the next leader of the Liberal Party. A formal campaign launch is set for Sunday, Jan. […] Read more
Global Markets: Israel-Hamas ceasefire delayed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of holding up approval of a ceasefire agreement announced on Wednesday, which would release numerous hostages. Netanyahu said Hamas was reneging on certain parts of the agreement to gain […] Read more
Global Markets: Biden to lift Cuban terrorism designation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Joe Biden will lift Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday. The deal was facilitated by the Catholic Church and will see “many dozens” of political […] Read more
Global Markets: Hamas accepts draft ceasefire agreement
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Hamas has reportedly accepted a draft agreement for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Officials involved in the negotiations said Israel and the Palestinian group were at the closest point […] Read more
Global Markets: Israel/Hamas ceasefire progress made
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. ‘Significant’ progress towards a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reportedly made overnight, as mediators from the United States and Arab nations worked on brokering a deal. Each side of the conflict has reportedly received […] Read more
Global Markets: Canada’s economy adds 91,000 jobs in December
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Canadian economy outperformed expectations in December, adding 91,000 jobs during the month and creating a 0.1-point decline in the unemployment rate at 6.7 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Most of the jobs added were […] Read more
Global Markets: California fires still ablaze
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Five wildfires are still in progress in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas with 130,000 people asked to evacuate and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed by the blazes. One of those blazes, the Sunset Fire, broke […] Read more
Global Markets: Trump threatens to absorb Canada into U.S.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States president-elect Donald Trump said in a press conference on Tuesday he is willing to use “economic force” to have Canada become part of the U.S. He added the U.S. is not obligated to support […] Read more