Global Markets: Crude oil climbs as Mideast conflict escalates

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The escalating conflict in the Middle East sent crude oil values climbing higher, while the resulting threat of inflation weighed heavily on world equities. Agricultural futures were mostly higher. Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader, […] Read more

ICE canola follows crude oil’s lead

Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange continued to rise on Monday morning, especially the nearby contracts, due to spillover from sharp gains in crude oil prices. Crude was up by more than US$9 per barrel on Monday morning, at around US$100, as the conflict in the Middle East drove up oil prices. […] Read more


Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Big gains in crude

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar pushed higher on Monday morning, as crude oil continued surge upward. As of 8:35 am CST, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7375 or US$1=C$1.3563, compared to Friday’s close of US$0.7346 or US$1=C$1.3613. On the United States Dollar Index, the greenback added 0.191 of a point at […] Read more




ICE Closing Review: Canola adds more strong gains

Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed stronger on Friday, as a surge crude oil drove up vegetable oil prices. That generated sharp increases in the Chicago soy complex, MATIF rapeseed and Malaysian palm oil.   The hikes in crude have also pushed up fertilizer prices. An analyst said that could […] Read more






ICE canola climbing higher as Middle East war intensifies

Reading Time: < 1 minute      Glacier FarmMedia — ICE canola futures continued their upward climb Friday morning, as the escalating war in the Middle East kept crude oil rising. West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained roughly US$20 per barrel over the past week, or 30 per cent of its value, as the war in Iran spread across the Middle […] Read more