Global markets

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 Wednesday that farm cash receipts for the first quarter of 2025 totaled C$25.6 billion, up 3.1 per cent from Q1 of 2024. StatCan also issued its preliminary […] Read more

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – King Charles III will deliver the Throne Speech to open the 45th Parliament in Ottawa later today. It would be the third time the sitting monarch will deliver the speech to open a parliamentary session after Charles’ mother Queen Elizabeth […] Read more

Global Markets: Trump delays EU tariffs   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 announced on Sunday that he will postpone 50 per cent tariffs on goods from the European Union to July […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Donald Trump said earlier today he would impose a 50 per cent tariff on goods from the European Union beginning on June 1. The European Commission declined to comment, saying that EU […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – As workers at Canada Post get set to hit the picket line at midnight on Friday, the Crown corporation issued a new set of proposals on Wednesday to end the strike. The Canadian Union of Postal […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Finance officials from the world’s top economies will meet in Banff for a three-day summit starting today as a precursor to the G7 meetings next month. Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Bank of Canada […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that the country’s inflation rate declined to 1.7 per cent in April, largely due to lower crude oil prices and by eliminating the consumer carbon tax. While gasoline prices dropped 18.1 […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Heath MacDonald, Canada’s newly-appointed federal agricultural minister, said in an interview on Thursday his priorities were to resolve trade issues with the United States and China. He added he wants to meet with U.S. Agricultural Secretary […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Soybean and corn futures in the United States were slightly softer Wednesday morning, as good crop conditions across the country weighed on values. Wheat was mixed, with losses in spring wheat contracts and gains in […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet will be sworn in Tuesday. Expectations are for a tiered cabinet, with a smaller core cabinet and a secondary group of junior ministers or “secretaries of state.”   […] Read more