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Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 per cent in February, reported Statistics Canada, with 1,100 new jobs added. Meanwhile, payrolls in the United States saw an increase of 151,000 jobs during the month, but […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian officials remain in discussions with the U.S. government to remove tariffs on Canadian imports as the trade war enters its third day. “Our goal is to get these tariffs — all tariffs — removed,” […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Food stocks and other supplies are reportedly running out in Gaza, with the embattled Palestinian enclave reportedly at the brink of starvation as aid shipments have been blocked by Israeli forces aiming to pressure Hamas […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The North American trade war began overnight, with nearly all Canadian and Mexican goods now facing 25 per cent import tariffs into the United States. Canada has already announced some retaliatory measures, and Prime Minister […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles in London on Monday to discuss “matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians.” The meeting comes just ahead of threatened tariffs from the United States and […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the country’s real gross domestic product for the fourth quarter increased 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis. That surpassed analysts’ projections, including the Bank […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Some confusion over tariffs arose on Wednesday after United States President Donald Trump said the 25 per cent levies to be imposed on imports from Canada and Mexico would take effect […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The four contenders to succeed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party met Tuesday in the leadership race’s English language debate. The frontrunners, former deputy prime minister […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The four candidates to succeed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party debated each other for the first time on Monday. United States President Donald Trump and […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Germans voted for change on Sunday, with the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union winning the largest bloc of seats in the Bundestag with 208. That means CDU/CSU leader, Friedrich Merz will […] Read more