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        <title><![CDATA[Mario Baker Ramirez - Economic Data Editor]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Eight Charts Show ‘Rupture’ With Canada Under Trump’s Tariffs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nojoud Al Mallees]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada’s Auto Factory Sales Hit Three-Year Low on Chip Shortage, US Trade War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:33:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gold Exports Mask Weakness in Canada’s Broader Trade Picture]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mario Baker Ramirez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Freddie Mac US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.3%]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mario Baker Ramirez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>New homes in Hercules, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. New-home sales in the US unexpectedly surged in August to the fastest pace since early 2022, likely lifted by builders&apos; rampant price cuts and sales incentives.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canadians Receiving Unemployment Benefits Highest in Three Years]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Thanthong-Knight]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Labor Productivity Falls 1% in Canada, Most Since 2022]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:56:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trade War Pushes Canada’s Current Account Deficit to Record]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:04:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canadian Firms Are Absorbing Tariff Costs, Keeping Lid on Inflation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mario Baker Ramirez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:02:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Statistics Canada Accidentally Publishes Manufacturing Data Early]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A worker welds an open top aluminum boat at a manufacturing facility in Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada, on Friday, May 9, 2025. Statistics Canada (STCA) is scheduled to release manufacturing sales figures on May 15.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Auto Exports to Canada Plummet on Tariff Tussle With Trump]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Decloet]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:29:27 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A truck carries brand new cars in Richmond, California.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Toronto Retail Sales Weak Due to Tariff Damage, Real Estate Slump]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mario Baker Ramirez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:33:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians on Queen St. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Canadian consumer prices held steady while core measures eased slightly, likely giving some relief to Bank of Canada policymakers who had raised concerns about hotter underlying inflation prints in recent months.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Sees 33% Drop in Car Trips by Canadians as Summer Travel Starts]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-10/us-sees-33-drop-in-car-trips-by-canadians-as-summer-travel-starts</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Thanthong-Knight]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada’s Youth Job Market Slumps Most Among Major Economies]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Thanthong-Knight]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>One in seven Canadian youth can’t find work.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Trade War Can Elevate Mortgage Stress in Canada, in Charts]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Thanthong-Knight]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 15:48:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Homes for sale in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Rising housing costs have driven tens of thousands of Canadians to Alberta in search of cheaper real estate. While the influx has bolstered parts of the economy, it has crowded schools and driven up costs for residents.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scotiabank Economists Slam Both Major Party Platforms in Canada]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Hertzberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:26:29 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Mark Carney, Canada&apos;s prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, foreground, speaks as Yves-Francois Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Quebecois Party, left, Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), second left, and Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada&apos;s Conservative Party, listen during a federal leaders&apos; debate in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. The Liberals currently have a small lead in most polls, a dramatic swing after the Conservatives led by double-digit margins while Justin Trudeau was prime minister.</media:description>
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