Global markets

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Harvest progress in Saskatchewan continued unabated, said the province’s weekly crop report, advancing 16 points to 84 per cent complete during the week ended Sept. 29. The figure is behind the five-year average of 92 per […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – The Alberta government announced on Wednesday it submitted a proposal to the federal government’s Major Projects Office for a new bitumen pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the province would commit […] Read more

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – United States President Donald Trump and Congress failed in a last-minute attempt to keep government programs and services running, causing the first U.S. government shutdown in more than six years starting today. A vote to extend government funding by […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released its September principal field crop estimates on Sept. 26. The production forecast for 2025-26 canola was 20.028 million tonnes. Some in the trade believe the crop could exceed 21 million. Exports […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s economy improved in July, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. StatCan said the country’s gross domestic product was up 0.2 per cent that month. The goods-producing industries rose 0.6 per cent and services-producing […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United States government appears to be poised for at least a partial shutdown next week as the Senate failed to pass a stopgap funding bill, reports said on Thursday. Should the situation […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. As Super Typhoon Ragasa continued to make its way across southern China on Wednesday, the worst of its destruction missed a number of major cities in the region, including Hong Kong. However with […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. • World leaders continue to meet in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly. On the agenda Tuesday is a speech from United States President Donald Trump. • Super Typhoon Ragasa was bearing down on Hong […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. • World leaders will be meeting in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Canada has officially recognized the state of Palestine at the UN, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office announced on Sunday, with […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A comprehensive strategic partnership between Canada and Mexico was reached on Thursday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City to sign the agreement. The deal includes measures […] Read more