Global markets

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Thursday marked the sixth day of the Middle East war, highlighted by Iran and Israel exchanging attacks. An Iranian ayatollah on state TV called for the “shedding” of blood of United States President […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Navy will now escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. will provide war insurance. Traffic through the narrow […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In the latest military strikes in the Middle East on Tuesday, Iranian drones hit the United States Embassy in Riyadh as well as several U.S. military bases in the Gulf region. Also, U.S. […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Crude oil prices rose sharply higher on Monday morning following the United States and Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend. U.S. attacks on Saturday killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – China confirmed on Friday it will suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural products beginning March 1. China will suspend 100 per cent surcharges on Canadian canola meal and pea imports, as well as 25 per cent […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – The United States and Iran will hold indirect peace talks in Geneva on Thursday to reach a deal over Iran’s nuclear program and avoid a potential war. The U.S. wants restraints on Iran’s nuclear program as […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – United States President Donald Trump delivered a lengthy State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday evening. Trump highlighted what he considered to be his domestic accomplishments over the past year and announced plans for […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Air Canada and WestJet, among other airlines, announced on Monday they will resume flights out of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Tuesday. Canada’s ambassador to Mexico Cameron Mackay told CBC on Monday that the country was going […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – At least 25 members of Mexico’s National Guard were killed on Sunday in response to the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes or “El Mencho”, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, who was killed in […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. United States President Donald Trump has given Iran an ultimatum, claiming “bad things will happen” if a deal on Iran’s nuclear program is not reached in the next 10 to 15 days. A second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier […] Read more