Global markets

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Economic growth in Canada during the third quarter of 2025 averted a recession, while far exceeding analysts’ expectations reports said on Friday. Statistics Canada said the real gross domestic product increased 2.6 per […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Firefighters continued to battle the deadly fires at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday. At least 65 people were confirmed dead from the fires that were believed to have started in […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has begun serving a 27-year prison term after the country’s top court formally concluded the case against the far-right leader. Bolsonaro was convicted for his role in a coup plot against his successor. […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Officials from Russia and the United States were meeting in Abu Dhabi today to discuss the latest peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. The talks come as both Russia and Ukraine continued to launch attacks, with […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Talks led by the United States in Switzerland over the weekend towards ending the years-long Russia-Ukraine war were reportedly “constructive,” although some sticking points remain. An initial proposal championed by U.S. President Donald Trump was deemed to be […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Retail sales in September fell 0.7 per cent at C$69.8 billion, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers dropped 2.9 per cent in September. However, gas stations and […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Stock in Nvidia jumped five per cent in premarket trade on Thursday, after the artificial intelligence technology giant announced it exceeded revenue forecasts. On Wednesday, Nvidia reported that its third quarter earning were […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. At least 19 people are dead after Russia bombarded Ukraine with about 520 drones and missiles overnight Tuesday. Dozens more people were wounded as the barrage struck Ternopil in the western part of […] Read more

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government narrowly survived a confidence motion in the House of Commons on Monday evening. The motion on the government’s budget introduced Nov. 4, passed 170 to […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.      – Statistics Canada reported today that the country’s annual inflation rate dipped to 2.2 per cent in October, compared to 2.4 per cent in September. Grocery prices dropped by 0.6 per cent, their biggest monthly drop in […] Read more