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Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China starting Tuesday, becoming the first Canadian PM to travel to China in nearly a decade. Carney will look to improve ties with China and discussions will include trade […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — ICE Futures canola contracts were mostly stronger but off their session highs at midday Friday. The March contract was up by C$12 per tonne in early trade, moving above nearby resistance in the C$630 to C$635 per tonne area. However, the gains were halved by midsession. A settlement above C$630 per tonne […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The European Union has given a provisional go-ahead to sign a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur group, despite opposition from several countries. Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland and Poland all abstained from the vote. At least 15 […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the rest of the world moved from a small surplus of C$243 million in September to a deficit of C$583 in October, reported Statistics Canada. Merchandise imports increased 3.4 per cent and exports […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks, reported the Associated Press on Wednesday. A U.S. military official said the vessel was pursued after it tried to […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The takeover of Greenland by the United States would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance, said Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump renewed calls to take over the Danish territory […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United Nations Security Council is expected to debate the legality and implications of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States. The Trump administration justified their actions over the weekend with criminal charges, accusing […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Widening protests across Iran following the collapse of the country’s currency have left at least seven people dead. United States President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged threats over social media on Friday, with Trump claiming the […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Hopes for a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war are not dead yet, according to reports on Wednesday. This is despite Russia’s accusation that Ukraine launched a drone attack this week in […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The Central Intelligence Agency launched a drone strike on a Venezuelan port facility earlier this month, CNN reported on Tuesday. The target was said to be a port allegedly used by the Venezuelan […] Read more