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By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   As trade talks between Canada and the United States press on to their extended deadline of Aug. 1, Prime Minister Mark Carney warned a deal would likely include some tariffs.

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Economic inflation in Canada increased in June to an annualized rate of 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. The increase from May’s consumer price index of 1.7 per

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Mexico and the European Union are the latest tariff targets for United States President Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump announced he will impose 30 per cent tariffs on the two

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Canada is now facing a 35 per cent tariff on its exports to the United States, effective Aug. 1. President Donald Trump made the announcement on Thursday, with the additional

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Donald Trump targeted Brazil in his latest round of tariff threats. On Wednesday, Trump warned Brazilian President Luiz da Silva that he would slap a 50 per

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   There will now be a 50 per cent tariff on copper imported by the United States. President Donald Trump made the announcement on Tuesday. Canada is the number two supplier of

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   United States President Donald Trump posted letters on Truth Social on Monday, warning 14 countries to make trade deals with the U.S. Trump also extended the deadline for countries for the

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Flooding in central Texas has killed more than 80 people as of Monday, with 27 at Camp Mystic. Authorities said dozens more people are believed to be missing as search and

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – The United States House of Representatives passed a 900-plus-page tax and spending package championed by President Donald Trump on Thursday by a vote of 218-214 with two Republicans voting against the package. Having already passed in

Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Statistics Canada reported today that the country’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to C$5.9 billion in May, compared to the record amount of C$7.6 billion in April. Canada’s exports were 1.1 per cent higher in May, the