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Global Markets: U.S. offers security guarantee to Ukraine

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Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, the United States proposed a 15-year security guarantee to Ukraine on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump made the offer to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their […] Read more
Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie hold firm

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Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was relatively steady on Monday morning . As of 8:42 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.7316 or US$1=C$1.3668, compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7313 or US$1=C$1.3674. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback shed 0.003 of a point at 97.695. Benchmark crude oil […] Read more
Futures

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola falls back in light activity

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Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were pulling back on Monday morning, following other vegetable oils to the downside. There were declines in the Chicago soy complex, Malaysian palm oil and most MATIF rapeseed contracts. Strong increases in crude oil limited the losses in the veg oils. Statistics Canada […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were little changed but ended slightly lower on Wednesday amid thin trade ahead of Christmas, analysts said. Many traders have exited out of their positions ahead of Christmas and the New Year market holidays. CME February live cattle LCG26 settled 1.45 cents lower […] Read more
Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie closes shy of 73 U.S. cents

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Reading Time: < 1 minute By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar increased by almost a quarter cent on Tuesday, as its United States counterpart fell back and crude oil chalked up gains. This was also despite Statistics Canada reporting the country’s economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in October. StatCan’s preliminary estimate called for […] Read more
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures lower after sideways trade

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures inched lower on positioning on Tuesday as thin volumes led to a sideways, choppy trade. Hog futures rose as traders covered short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, which they had expected to show a 0.9 […] Read more
Futures

North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola weakens, U.S. grains, oilseeds mixed

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia -– Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange entered the Christmas holidays in the red, pulled down by weaker comparable oils, a record harvest, lacklustre exports and a stronger Canadian dollar.      Earlier this month, Statistics Canada forecast a record canola crop of 21.80 million tonnes. However, due to China’s tariffs on Canadian canola […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market closes year on soft tone

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Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending December 20, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were steady to $10 weaker compared to seven days earlier. For the second week in a row, the price range was quite wide for similar weight cattle. Larger operations were focused on pre-conditioned vaccinated cattle given the adverse weather conditions. The quality of cattle […] Read more

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