Global markets

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Unemployment in Canada rose to 6.6 per cent in August, up from 6.4 per cent in July, according to Statistics Canada on Friday. The increase came despite the economy adding 22,000 […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The possibility of a federal election in Canada coming earlier than expected increased on Wednesday when the opposition New Democratic Party terminated its supply-and-confidence agreement with the governing Liberals. In a […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   As widely expected by analysts, the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, which brought them to 4.25 per cent. In a statement, the […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, exceeding the Bank of Canada’s estimate of 1.5 per cent. Canadian households spent more […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Israel’s military said it killed five more Palestinian militants, including a local commander, during raids in the West Bank on Thursday. Islamic Jihad leader Abu Shujaa, who was linked to a deadly attack on Israelis in June, […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the West Bank early Wednesday morning, killing 10 Palestinian militants and sealing the city of Jenin. Israel said its intention was to uncover militants to prevent attacks on its […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement it was “strongly dissatisfied” with Canada’s plans to impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, as well as a 25 per cent surcharge on Chinese […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Traffic at Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will resume today after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered the members of the Teamster Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) back to work after […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The picket lines were down at Canadian National Railway Friday morning as members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference returned to work a day after they were locked out. Yesterday, federal […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Most rail movement in Canada came to a halt early Thursday morning as more than 9,300 members of the Teamster Canada Rail Conference were locked out by Canadian National Railway and […] Read more