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 Friday that retail sales rose 0.4 per cent in September and projected those for October to be up 0.7 per cent. StatCan said for the third quarter […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, issued arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials on Thursday, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was included […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Thousands of United Kingdom farmers protested in London Tuesday, demonstrating against proposed law changes to inheritance taxes. If implemented, the Labour Party law would make inheritance tax payable on farms worth more than 1 million […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s Consumer Price Index was up by 2.0 per cent on an annual basis in October, up from the 1.6 per cent year-on-year inflation in September, reported Statistics Canada. Gasoline prices were down by 4.0 […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Longer-range missiles supplied to Ukraine by the United States have been authorized for use for strikes deeper inside Russia by U.S. President Joe Biden, marking another escalation in the conflict as it hits its 1,000-day […] Read more

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Mail delivery in Canada largely ground to a halt on Friday, as approximately 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike. Canada Post stated mail and parcels won’t be delivered during the strike. Federal Minister of […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Euro dropped to one-year lows as of Thursday, as the European Union currency continued its slide towards parity with the United States dollar. Currently at US$1.05, the Euro has lost […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Consumer Price Index in the United States climbed 0.2 per cent in October and rose 2.6 per cent from the previous October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday. The […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice on Tuesday. That means Canada could be hit with a postal strike as early as Friday. Reports said the CUPW […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Germany’s coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapsed overnight with opposition parties now calling for a non-confidence vote and new elections. The coalition broke down after Scholz, of the Social Democratic party, dismissed finance minister Christian […] Read more