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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Blockade, Macklem Comments Cause Canada Bonds to Tumble]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:49:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada Holds at 2.25%, Says Rate ‘Looks Appropriate’]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Carney Aims for Building Boom as Canada’s Tax Revenue Rises]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:02:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada Likely to Hold as Oil Shock Hits]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada Launches Sovereign Wealth Fund for Major Projects]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:26:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada Picks Annette Ryan as Next Budget Watchdog]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Loonie’s Weakening Ties to Oil Prices Amplifies Bets Against It]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada Adds Gosselin, Vincent to Full-Time Rate-Setting Council]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:06:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada Surveys Show War Hitting Inflation Expectations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Go Ahead and Borrow and Spend, IMF Director Urges Canada’s Carney]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plus: Nvidia mints a Canadian billionaire]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:36:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macklem Warns Against Hiking Too Early or Too Late on Oil Shock]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IMF Sees Canada’s Fiscal Position as Strongest in Group of Seven]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:41:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Global Financial Watchdog to Share Insights on Anthropic’s Mythos]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada’s Champagne to Discuss Anthropic at Meeting With Bessent]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anthropic Wins Accolades From Canada’s AI Minister Over Mythos Approach]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:51:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anthropic’s Powerful AI Models Spark Urgent Talks in Finance Industry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plus: It’s not a job-seekers’ market]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:23:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada, Major Lenders Met on Anthropic AI Cyber Risk]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:27:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canadians Back Gas Tax Cuts as Top Response to Oil Price Spike, Poll Finds]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:13:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada Agreed Iran War Shouldn’t Overtake Other Risks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Economists See Oil Spike Costing Canada Jobs, Raising Inflation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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