Global markets

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum, products and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) improved 1.2 per cent in July at C$86 billion, Statistics Canada reported on Monday. In another report, StatCan […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. An Israeli attack on Gaza reportedly killed at least 50 people on Friday, as Qatari’s prime minister was due to meet with officials from the United States. The Canadian government has unveiled a list of five “nation-building” projects […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and commentator in the United States, was shot and killed at an event hosted by Utah Valley University on Wednesday. His death was described as a “political assassination” by Utah Governor Spencer Cox, […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Poland’s military reported Wednesday that it had shot down Russian drones conducting an attack on Ukraine that had invaded its airspace. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament the country was in a state of war and invoked […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   French Prime Minister François Bayrou submitted his resignation after losing a confidence vote in the country’s parliament. Bayrou is the third head of government in France to be ousted in the past 14 months, leaving President Emmanuel […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s Farm Product Price Index was up for the eighth consecutive month in June, rising 3.7 per cent compared to the same month the previous year, according to updated data from Statistics Canada. A 11.3 per cent […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday that it’s extending its investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada to March 2026. The move allows for an additional six months of […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   As expected, the Trump administration put in motion on Wednesday its appeal of many of its tariffs to the United States Supreme Court. Last week, the Federal Court of Appeal […] 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 and his cabinet will begin a two-day retreat on Wednesday in Toronto. Highlighting discussions will be United States tariffs and the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. As well, […] 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 said on social media Monday that he will make an announcement at 1 p.m. CDT on Tuesday. Although it’s unclear as to exactly what Trump […] Read more