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Global Markets: U.S. Treasury Department hacked

Hackers comprised BeyondTrust to gain access

By GFM Network News December 31, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United States Treasury Department said on Monday it was breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers. While the hackers reportedly accessed unclassified documents, the Treasury called it a major incident. Reports said […] Read more

Currency Markets

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie dips slightly

Markets closed tomorrow for New Year's

By GFM Network News December 31, 2024

The Canadian dollar was a pinch lower on Tuesday morning as advances in the United States dollar and crude oil almost balanced off each other. As of 8:37 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.6950 or US$1=C$1.4386 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.6955 or US$1=C$1.4379. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback bumped up 0.127 […] Read more

Futures

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola slipping back

Markets closed tomorrow for New Year's

By GFM Network News December 31, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures continued lower in sparse activity on Tuesday morning, as trading for the calendar year winds up. The markets in Canada and the United States will be closed Wednesday for New Year’s. Today also marks first notice day for January futures. Pressure on canola […] Read more

Markets, News, Reuters

ADM shareholder presses CEO to resign as criminal probe continues

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters December 31, 2024

A shareholder of agribusiness Archer-Daniels-Midland is pressing the company's CEO to resign for failing to clearly tell investors about problems with its internal accounting practices that have sparked a criminal investigation first reported by Reuters.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on domestic, export demand uncertainty

By Renee Hickman, Reuters December 30, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures fell to two-month lows on Monday, hit by profit-taking and growing uncertainty over domestic and export demand in the coming months, market analysts said.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls on profit-taking after reaching 6-month high

By Renee Hickman, Reuters December 30, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures turned lower on profit-taking after the benchmark contract Cv1 hit a six-month high in choppy trade ahead of the year's end, market analysts said.

Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Modest increase for loonie

Support from upticks in crude oil

By GFM Network News December 30, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar climbed higher on Monday as gains in crude oil provided support, a slightly stronger United States dollar limited the increases. The loonie closed Monday at US$0.6955 or US$1=1.4379, compared to Friday’s finish of US$0.6937 or US$1=1.4416. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback […] Read more

Futures

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola backs up again

Sparse fresh news in holiday activity at CBOT

By GFM Network News December 30, 2024

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed lower in holiday trading on Monday. As with Friday’s trading, canola was unable to hang on to its gains from the overnight session. That’s despite support from the Chicago soy complex, but Malaysian palm oil was lower and European rapeseed was […] Read more

Global markets

Global Markets: More Liberal MP’s want Trudeau out

Atlantic caucus asserts PM must go

By GFM Network News December 30, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The drive to push Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out of office gained more political steam as the Liberal Party’s Atlantic caucus called for his resignation. During the weekend, reports said […] Read more

Futures

ICE Canola Midday: Increases turn softer

Soyoil moves lower, losses in palm oil, rapeseed

By GFM Network News December 30, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures turned softer by late Monday morning, pulled away from stronger increases by a turnaround in Chicago soyoil along with losses in Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed. Upticks in Chicago soybeans and soymeal helped to keep most of the actively traded canola contracts […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Markets

Global Markets: U.S. Treasury Department hacked

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie dips slightly

ICE Canada Morning Comment: Canola slipping back

ADM shareholder presses CEO to resign as criminal probe continues

U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures fall on domestic, export demand uncertainty

U.S. grains: Corn falls on profit-taking after reaching 6-month high

Canadian Financial Close: Modest increase for loonie

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola backs up again

Global Markets: More Liberal MP’s want Trudeau out

ICE Canola Midday: Increases turn softer

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