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 spending of C$66.6 billion during November slipped 0.2 per cent from October. At the heart of the decline were core retail sales which decreased […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Tensions in the Middle East ramped up further on Thursday as Pakistan launched missile and drone attacks on targets in Iran. The strikes were in retaliation for Iran having fired missiles […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Oil production in Alberta jumped 8.8 per cent in November at 4.2 million barrels per day, according to the Alberta Energy regulator on Tuesday. The increase was in preparation of the […] Read more

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 Tuesday that inflation in December rose to 3.4 per cent on an annual basis, compared to 3.1 per cent in November and matching the high end of […] Read more

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ahead of the Statistics Canada report on inflation, analysts said on Monday they are expecting a small increase in the consumer price index for December. Inflation for November was pegged at […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The United States and United Kingdom launched dozens of airstrikes across Yemen overnight in retaliation against Houthi forces backed by Iran who have been attacking ships moving through the Red Sea. “These targeted […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Iran has seized an oil tanker carrying Iraqi crude destined for Turkey in retaliation for the United States confiscating the same vessel in 2023. The Marshall Islands-flagged St. Nikolas (formerly the Suez […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Gunmen armed with explosives stormed a live television broadcast in Ecuador on Tuesday as part of a wave of violence that included the kidnapping of seven police officers. The TV staff were […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   The earth saw its warmest year on record in 2023, with average global temperatures likely hitting their highest level of the past 100,000 years, according to new research from the European Union’s […] Read more

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Israeli air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria have reportedly ramped up, with the heightened attacks on cargo trucks and infrastructure raising concerns over a wider conflict in the region.   Two United […] Read more