Global markets

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 held its key overnight rate at 2.75 per cent in Wednesday’s policy announcement. However, the Bank cautioned that the unpredictable trade policies out of the United States have “increased uncertainty, diminished […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   India’s government is forecasting above average monsoon rains for the second year in a row, which would be good news for farmers in the country who rely on the precipitation from June to September to […] Read more