Global markets

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Quebec farmers protested by driving tractors between the regional offices of the provincial farmers’ body Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) and the province’s agriculture department in Sherbrooke on Monday. Since December, farmers in Quebec have protested […] 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 House of Representatives passed legislation on Saturday, including a US$95 billion package providing financial aid to Ukraine (US$61 billion), Israel (US$26 billion) and the Indo-Pacific region (US$8 billion). Along with the three separate […] 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.   Israel reportedly launched a drone attack an Iranian air base near the city of Isfahan early Friday. The attack was said to be limited in scope, with Iran’s air defenses countering the […] 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 in its Labour Force Survey released on Thursday that the number of Employment Insurance recipients was virtually unchanged in February at 470,530. That kept the unemployment rate in […] 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.   Israel has vowed to retaliate against Iran but has not yet said what that response may entail as the two countries move closer to a direct conflict. The latest sabre rattling comes […] 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.   Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will release the government’s latest budget later today, with early details pointing to increased spending on housing. Increased spending on defence, mental health and artificial intelligence are also […] 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.   Israel is being cautioned by world leaders not to retaliate after Iran attacked Israeli territory over the weekend. An estimated 99 per cent of the hundreds of drones and missiles launched by Iran […] 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.   In the latest sign of China’s economy continuing to struggle, a report on Friday showed the country’s exports fell 7.5 per cent in March compared to the previous March. High interest […] 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.   The coal powered Trypilska thermal power plant near Kyiv was destroyed by a Russian missile and drone strike, according to the reports on Thursday. As well, Russia damaged several other power […] 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.   The Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday that it will maintain its key interest rate at five per cent. With the consumer price index at 2.8 per cent, according to Statistics […] Read more