Global Markets: Canadian inflation rate dips

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s annual rate of inflation dipped to 1.9 per cent in November from 2.0 per cent the previous month, Statistics Canada reported. The slight slowdown in prices surprised market participants, with pre-report expectations calling for […] Read more

Global Markets: Freeland resigns from Cabinet

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet Monday morning, hours before she was set to deliver the fall economic statement. In a letter posted to social media, Freeland […] Read more



Global Markets: Ford threatens to cut power to U.S.

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park on Wednesday that if United States President-elect Donald Trump followed through on imposing tariffs on Canadian imports, the province will cut off energy to the U.S. […] Read more


Global Markets: BoC makes big move

Unemployment data leads to sizeable cut

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 slashed its key interest rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday, lowering its overnight and deposit rates to 3.25 per cent and its bank rate to 3.75 […] Read more



Global Markets: Assad overthrown, flees to Russia

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country and was granted political asylum in Russia after Syrian rebels overthrew Assad’s government over the weekend. The rebels, led by former al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat al-Tahrir al-Sham, reached Damascus, freed prisoners and toppled Assad, […] Read more

Global Markets: Canadian unemployment rises

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada added 51,000 jobs in November, although the unemployment rate still increased by 0.3 percentage points at 6.8 per cent, as more people looked for work, reported Statistics Canada. Meanwhile, the United States Labor Department […] Read more


Global Markets: French Prime Minister ousted

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted Wednesday night in a no-confidence vote that saw far-right and far-left lawmakers in the country join forces to oust Barnier and his cabinet over opposition to the proposed […] Read more