Global Markets: Labour landslide in U.K. election

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Voters in the United Kingdom ended 14 years of Conservative governance with a resounding victory by the centre-left Labour Party in the country’s federal election on Thursday. Labour, led by Keir Starmer, took 410 seats in



Global Markets: Hurricane Beryl approaches Jamaica

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Hurricane Beryl is expected to pass through Jamaica on Wednesday before heading towards the Cayman Islands on Thursday and Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Friday, according to the United States National Hurricane Center. A hurricane watch was also



Global Markets: Ukraine signs security agreement with EU

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Ukraine has signed a security agreement with the European Union and two of its member countries – Lithuania and Estonia. The agreements, signed at a summit in Brussels, complement other similar deals pledging weapons and military aid to Ukraine.  

Global Markets: Death toll rising in Kenya

Country-wide protests against tax hikes, spending cuts

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   At least 23 people are now dead in Kenya with more than 200 injured after widespread protests against the country’s government turned violent. Protest organizers said on Wednesday they will keep


Global Markets: Canadian inflation rises to 2.9 per cent

By Phil Franz-Warkentin   Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.9 per cent in May from 2.7 per cent the previous month, according to a report from Statistics Canada. The growth in the Consumer Price Index

Global Markets: Battery plant fire in South Korea

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   A fire at a lithium battery plant near Seoul, South Korea, killed at least 22 workers and injured eight more, according to reports. The fire began after batteries exploded while they were being


Global Markets: Killer record heat persists

Thousands dead throughout Northern Hemisphere

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   As record heat continued to bring scorching temperatures on Friday to regions of the Northern Hemisphere, the death toll has risen into the thousands of people. Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims died

Global Markets: New records for fossil fuels

Useage up 1.5 per cent from 2022

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Fossil fuel consumption and energy emissions in 2023 hit all-time highs worldwide, according to a report from the Statistical Review of World Energy released on Thursday. The report said global primary