Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Voters in the United Kingdom are going to the polls on Thursday with many analysts expecting the centre-left Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, to hand the incumbent Conservative Party its largest defeat in generations. The […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Hurricane Beryl is expected to pass through Jamaica on Wednesday before heading towards the Cayman Islands on Thursday and Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Friday, according to the United States National Hurricane Center. A hurricane watch was also […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Monday to grant presidents immunity for official acts made in office, but not for those unofficial. The decision baffled many observers but bolstered former President Donald Trump as […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ukraine has signed a security agreement with the European Union and two of its member countries – Lithuania and Estonia. The agreements, signed at a summit in Brussels, complement other similar deals pledging weapons and military aid to Ukraine.   […] 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.   At least 23 people are now dead in Kenya with more than 200 injured after widespread protests against the country’s government turned violent. Protest organizers said on Wednesday they will keep […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.9 per cent in May from 2.7 per cent the previous month, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The growth in the Consumer Price Index […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   A fire at a lithium battery plant near Seoul, South Korea, killed at least 22 workers and injured eight more, according to reports. The fire began after batteries exploded while they were being […] 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.   As record heat continued to bring scorching temperatures on Friday to regions of the Northern Hemisphere, the death toll has risen into the thousands of people. Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims died […] 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.   Fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions in 2023 hit all-time highs worldwide, according to a report from the Statistical Review of World Energy released on Thursday. The report said global primary […] 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.   Reports said Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company on Tuesday after its shares increased 3.5 per cent at US$3.34 trillion. The drive for artificial intelligence has skyrocketed demand for Nvidia’s […] Read more