Global markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, MarketsFarm   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Russia yet on Tuesday, targeting the Moscow region. At least one person was killed, with three out of Moscow’s four airports closed causing flights […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Typhoon Yagi hit Vietnam over the weekend, causing extensive damage and killing at least 21 people. The storm was the largest in Asia this year, and the most powerful to make landfall […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Unemployment in Canada rose to 6.6 per cent in August, up from 6.4 per cent in July, according to Statistics Canada on Friday. The increase came despite the economy adding 22,000 […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The possibility of a federal election in Canada coming earlier than expected increased on Wednesday when the opposition New Democratic Party terminated its supply-and-confidence agreement with the governing Liberals. In a […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   As widely expected by analysts, the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, which brought them to 4.25 per cent. In a statement, the […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Canada’s economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, exceeding the Bank of Canada’s estimate of 1.5 per cent. Canadian households spent more […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Israel’s military said it killed five more Palestinian militants, including a local commander, during raids in the West Bank on Thursday. Islamic Jihad leader Abu Shujaa, who was linked to a deadly attack on Israelis in June, […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the West Bank early Wednesday morning, killing 10 Palestinian militants and sealing the city of Jenin. Israel said its intention was to uncover militants to prevent attacks on its […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement it was “strongly dissatisfied” with Canada’s plans to impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, as well as a 25 per cent surcharge on Chinese […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Traffic at Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will resume today after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered the members of the Teamster Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) back to work after […] Read more