Global markets

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

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

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

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

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

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian officials remain in discussions with the U.S. government to remove tariffs on Canadian imports as the trade war enters its third day. “Our goal is to get these tariffs — all tariffs — removed,” […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Food stocks and other supplies are reportedly running out in Gaza, with the embattled Palestinian enclave reportedly at the brink of starvation as aid shipments have been blocked by Israeli forces aiming to pressure Hamas […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The North American trade war began overnight, with nearly all Canadian and Mexican goods now facing 25 per cent import tariffs into the United States. Canada has already announced some retaliatory measures, and Prime Minister […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles in London on Monday to discuss “matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians.” The meeting comes just ahead of threatened tariffs from the United States and […] 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.   Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the country’s real gross domestic product for the fourth quarter increased 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis. That surpassed analysts’ projections, including the Bank […] Read more