Global markets

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Canada’s economy improved in July, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. StatCan said the country’s gross domestic product was up 0.2 per cent that month. The goods-producing industries rose 0.6 per cent and services-producing

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. The United States government appears to be poised for at least a partial shutdown next week as the Senate failed to pass a stopgap funding bill, reports said on Thursday. Should the situation

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. As Super Typhoon Ragasa continued to make its way across southern China on Wednesday, the worst of its destruction missed a number of major cities in the region, including Hong Kong. However with

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. • World leaders continue to meet in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly. On the agenda Tuesday is a speech from United States President Donald Trump. • Super Typhoon Ragasa was bearing down on Hong

Glacier FarmMedia — The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. • World leaders will be meeting in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Canada has officially recognized the state of Palestine at the UN, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office announced on Sunday, with

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. A comprehensive strategic partnership between Canada and Mexico was reached on Thursday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City to sign the agreement. The deal includes measures

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. In Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s efforts to diversify the country’s foreign trade, he will meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday in Mexico City. Carney is seeking bilateral trade ties that

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. As widely expected by analysts, the Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday a quarter-point cut to its key interest rates with its overnight rate now at 2.5 per cent. The BoC noted weaker

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Inflation in Canada nudged up to 1.9 per cent year-over-year in August, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. That’s an increase of 0.2 of a point from July’s consumer price index. Gasoline prices dropped

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum, products and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) improved 1.2 per cent in July at C$86 billion, Statistics Canada reported on Monday. In another report, StatCan