Global markets

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israel and Iran continued to attack each other through late Tuesday and early Wednesday, as the United States moved to step up its presence in the Middle East. Also, U.S. President […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Donald Trump left the G7 summit Monday night, returning to Washington to deal with the escalating war between Iran and Israel. A joint communique from the G7 called […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Just prior to Monday’s kickoff of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with United States President Donald Trump. Amid reports of draft trade deals […] Read more

Israel attacked the Iranian capital of Tehran last night, targeting the country’s nuclear program and killing two of the country’s top military officers.

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Department of Agriculture will release its June supply/demand estimates later today. Trade estimates show that ending stocks for both old and new crop U.S. corn are expected to be trimmed, while soybeans […] Read more

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association sent a letter to Senators and other policy makers in Ottawa on Tuesday urging them to consider the long-term effects of Bill C-202.

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States corn crop was 97 per cent as of June 8, on track with the five-year average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Emergence was at 90 per cent, two points above […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – In response to protests in Los Angeles against his immigration crackdown starting on Friday, United States President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to quell unrest but only escalated tensions further. More than 300 federal troops […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday and among the topics they discussed was trade. Among the tariffs the two countries have on each other […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Reuters reported on Thursday that China blocked Canada’s request for a dispute panel to review additional import duties by China on agricultural and seafood products at the World Trade Organization. During […] Read more