Global markets

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   TransUnion released survey results on Tuesday of Canadian consumers, finding that 57 per cent said their incomes are not keeping up with inflation. Also, 38 per cent said they expect bill […] Read more

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   While no party or alliance won an outright majority in France’s second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, the expected big win by the far-right National Rally didn’t materialize. With about two-thirds of French voters casting their ballots, the New […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Voters in the United Kingdom ended 14 years of Conservative governance with a resounding victory by the centre-left Labour Party in the country’s federal election on Thursday. Labour, led by Keir Starmer, took 410 seats in […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Voters in the United Kingdom are going to the polls on Thursday with many analysts expecting the centre-left Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, to hand the incumbent Conservative Party its largest defeat in generations. The […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Hurricane Beryl is expected to pass through Jamaica on Wednesday before heading towards the Cayman Islands on Thursday and Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Friday, according to the United States National Hurricane Center. A hurricane watch was also […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Monday to grant presidents immunity for official acts made in office, but not for those unofficial. The decision baffled many observers but bolstered former President Donald Trump as […] Read more

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ukraine has signed a security agreement with the European Union and two of its member countries – Lithuania and Estonia. The agreements, signed at a summit in Brussels, complement other similar deals pledging weapons and military aid to Ukraine.   […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   At least 23 people are now dead in Kenya with more than 200 injured after widespread protests against the country’s government turned violent. Protest organizers said on Wednesday they will keep […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.9 per cent in May from 2.7 per cent the previous month, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The growth in the Consumer Price Index […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   A fire at a lithium battery plant near Seoul, South Korea, killed at least 22 workers and injured eight more, according to reports. The fire began after batteries exploded while they were being […] Read more