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 amid ongoing threats of annexation by Donald Trump’s White House. Trudeau was in the United Kingdom to meet with European leaders working on ways to support Ukraine.
- China is holding its annual National People’s Congress this week, bringing together national and provincial leaders from across the country. The meeting of the Chinese Communist Party will signal the government’s priorities for the upcoming year, with trade, innovation and encouraging domestic consumption all expected to be part of the messaging.
- A private lunar lander operated by Firefly Aerospace touched down on the moon Sunday, marking the first private spacecraft to successfully land on the moon. The lander — dubbed Blue Ghost — was carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA.
