Canadian Financial Close: Loonie, TSX rise entering the weekend

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian dollar saw its highest close in nearly a month following welcomed economic data from Statistics Canada.      The loonie jumped to US$0.7154 or US$1=C$1.3979 on Friday, its highest close since Oct. 29, compared to US$0.7126 or US$1=C$1.4034 on Thursday. StatCan reported today that Canada’s economy grew at an annualized rate […] Read more

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola finishes in with dip

U.S. soybeans, corn higher, as wheat slips back

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures closed steady to lower on Friday, unable to hang on to gains in the last minutes of trading. It was a similar circumstance with MATIF rapeseed which was also steady to lower. Small losses in crude oil applied additional pressure on the vegetable […] Read more





ICE Canola Midday: Prices nudging higher

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were higher mid-morning Friday, gleaning support from gains in the Chicago soy complex, Malaysian palm oil and MATIF rapeseed. Although global crude oil was mixed, increases in West Texas Intermediate were spilling over into the vegetable oils. With the reduced trading hours today […] Read more

Global Markets: Strong growth in Q3 StatCan reports

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


ICE canola mostly higher heading into the weekend

Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were slightly higher on Friday morning. The Canadian Grain Commission reported 99,500 tonnes of canola were exported during the week ended Nov. 23, compared to 284,600 the previous week. So far this marketing year, 1.928 million tonnes were shipped compared to 3.695 million at this time […] Read more

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie on the rise

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was higher on Friday morning, following the Statistics Canada report on the country’s economic growth. As of 8:35 am CST, the loonie was at US$0.7152 or US$1=C$1.3984, compared to Thursday’s close of US$0.7126 or US$1=C$1.4034. StatCan reported Canada’s real GDP improved by an annualized […] Read more


Canadian Financial Close: Small gain for loonie

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar inched up on Thursday, benefitting from increases in crude oil while the United States dollar held firm. The loonie closed at US$0.7126 or US$1=C$1.4034 compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7113 or US$1=C$1.4059. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback was unchanged at 99.522. […] Read more