<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/mrendell/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. 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The central bank is widely expected to keep the policy rate at 2.25 per cent." height="3893" width="6000"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/GGTSGG42QFGLTNZQSAESUDYV3I.JPG?auth=8bc4b297d8423e2788e5063e2d6f52dc37b8ed0dd82945c83209d7b9e4918f8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3893" type="image/jpeg" height="3893" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Kilpatrick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The recession question ]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/article-the-recession-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/article-the-recession-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Decibel Staff, Sherrill Sutherland, Mark Rendell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data from Statistics Canada showed that the Canadian economy stalled in the first quarter of the year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/C2XSBK3PNJCCTJEDWSKKKVY3FI.JPG?auth=5b3480d85641683d4dad033d325f463dafaf1881a7655edd6077500d97b394c6&smart=true&width=6000&height=3893" alt="The Bank of Canada building in Ottawa." height="3893" width="6000"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/GHQ5WM2SKJDSDH53LMIWUHHUSA.png?auth=b955be5686ba3bba22b7f430e6d099999103d124e5a344f3bf32aace9165d476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333" type="image/png" height="1333" width="2000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Podcast logo for The Decibel, the daily show from The Globe and Mail.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. plans new levies on dozens of countries, including Canada, as Trump looks to rebuild tariff wall]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-us-trump-new-10-tariff-canada-other-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-us-trump-new-10-tariff-canada-other-countries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Rendell, Adrian Morrow]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposed 10% tariff on Canada appears to exclude goods compliant with the USMCA and follows U.S. probe into forced-labour imports]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:49:39 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/J3DY3MZGPZAJBOIFXMKLTFWB4E.jpg?auth=0ebab553fe9f6f5e1cf0b8804ec01fa1424a4597159138d6c52ff93355fa494f&smart=true&width=6313&height=4155" alt="A container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on May 28. Washington said it plans to impose new tariffs of at least 10 per cent on dozens of trade partners." height="4155" width="6313"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/J3DY3MZGPZAJBOIFXMKLTFWB4E.jpg?auth=0ebab553fe9f6f5e1cf0b8804ec01fa1424a4597159138d6c52ff93355fa494f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6313&amp;height=4155" type="image/jpeg" height="4155" width="6313"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on May 28. Washington said it plans to impose new tariffs of at least 10 per cent on dozens of trade partners.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Tama</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LeBlanc offers ‘specific proposals’ to end trade war, calls for 16-year USMCA renewal]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-usmca-renewal-leblanc-canada-us-mexico/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-usmca-renewal-leblanc-canada-us-mexico/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adrian Morrow, Mark Rendell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[U.S. continues to keep Canada out of formal review discussions it is holding with Mexico – while Trump revives annexation threats]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:31:07 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/IOWKZ7XPJFDTHKKKGRTJ3LPSWM.JPG?auth=139bdd56ed39cb08ff44be6189a0a35338219f954a0203b7f0b7d0fd09326c01&smart=true&width=5252&height=3276" alt="Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is scheduled to meet Tuesday in Washington with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer." height="3276" width="5252"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/IOWKZ7XPJFDTHKKKGRTJ3LPSWM.JPG?auth=139bdd56ed39cb08ff44be6189a0a35338219f954a0203b7f0b7d0fd09326c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5252&amp;height=3276" type="image/jpeg" height="3276" width="5252"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is scheduled to meet Tuesday in Washington with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christinne Muschi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney attributes ‘weakness’ in economic data to lower immigration targets]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-attributes-weakness-in-economic-data-to-lower-immigration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-attributes-weakness-in-economic-data-to-lower-immigration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Curry, Mark Rendell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Economists say it’s premature to determine if Canada has fallen into recession, but Poilievre has seized on the term]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:22:05 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/XE76CPKLEVBQ7E52Y3QZ3L6HMY.JPG?auth=45b687c40a9619e949bd430782efbc3cae14f08c1bab0aef17aa6139ed561d27&smart=true&width=8501&height=5552" alt="Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for Tuesday's federal cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill." height="5552" width="8501"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/XE76CPKLEVBQ7E52Y3QZ3L6HMY.JPG?auth=45b687c40a9619e949bd430782efbc3cae14f08c1bab0aef17aa6139ed561d27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8501&amp;height=5552" type="image/jpeg" height="5552" width="8501"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for Tuesday's federal cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Conservatives seize on signs of recession, economists say not so fast]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-weak-economic-numbers-spur-recession-debate-in-ottawa-on-bay-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-weak-economic-numbers-spur-recession-debate-in-ottawa-on-bay-street/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Rendell, Marieke Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poilievre sent Carney a letter on Sunday demanding an emergency debate in Parliament on what he called the ‘Liberal recession’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:48:41 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/EV56TAITWNB6HBBWYRBQGZNOLQ.JPG?auth=c03b1c029520f1ab2070db1e6f22088ec47c81152ae67a76d87c8afc746043ad&smart=true&width=7319&height=4879" alt="Pierre Poilievre speaking on Parliament Hill on Friday. The Conservative Party Leader sent a letter to Carney on Sunday demanding an emergency debate in Parliament on what he called the 'Liberal recession.'" height="4879" width="7319"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/EV56TAITWNB6HBBWYRBQGZNOLQ.JPG?auth=c03b1c029520f1ab2070db1e6f22088ec47c81152ae67a76d87c8afc746043ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7319&amp;height=4879" type="image/jpeg" height="4879" width="7319"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pierre Poilievre speaking on Parliament Hill on Friday. The Conservative Party Leader sent a letter to Carney on Sunday demanding an emergency debate in Parliament on what he called the 'Liberal recession.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Colby</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s economy stalls, posting consecutive quarterly declines]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-canadian-economy-gdp-second-quarter-technical-recession/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-canadian-economy-gdp-second-quarter-technical-recession/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Rendell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GDP contracted 0.1% annualized in first quarter as trade uncertainty holds back growth ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:48:23 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/EAHC73VM3ZDK7P5CXTUBKOF3LY.jpg?auth=55268fb848e81de39b53bd24df6636b66ee2df12d5472fb30aaaf3a3f1af22da&smart=true&width=8256&height=5504" alt="Employees work at a Glencore-owned copper refinery in Montreal, in 2025.        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(Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANDREJ IVANOV</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada and U.S. need a ‘new partnership,’ Carney says in New York speech]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-mark-carney-canada-us-new-partnership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-mark-carney-canada-us-new-partnership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Rendell, James Bradshaw, Bill Curry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister highlights ‘mutual strength’ stemming from economic integration with southern neighbour]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:48:14 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/RMO4SJ3JFNHDTIWQVENZYFDYYU.JPG?auth=01a339b715ca627025cda53c3c60d5434aeb638b3c4f4396f575c30f7d7ac739&smart=true&width=5829&height=3886" alt="Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Economic Club in New York on Thursday." height="3886" width="5829"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/RMO4SJ3JFNHDTIWQVENZYFDYYU.JPG?auth=01a339b715ca627025cda53c3c60d5434aeb638b3c4f4396f575c30f7d7ac739&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5829&amp;height=3886" type="image/jpeg" height="3886" width="5829"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Economic Club in New York on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeenah Moon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geopolitical, trade risks pose rising threat to financial stability, Bank of Canada warns]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-bank-of-canada-financial-stability-report-risks-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-bank-of-canada-financial-stability-report-risks-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Rendell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canadian financial system remains resilient, but a combination of shocks could have ripple effects on the economy, central bank says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:45:41 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/VQ3PPP6M7RHN5IUBD3N6EY5ZXM.JPG?auth=4a58cd14ed8c16d9bbadb1c7b6a9ab58bc888802a63711395acd87eabae1d060&smart=true&width=5000&height=3333" alt="Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle, pictured at an event in Toronto last year, says the bank's main concern is a shock that leads to a 'deep recession and a sharp rise in unemployment.'" height="3333" width="5000"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/O5BQLNYP7FCQTA6L3XZDT3XF4E.JPG?auth=9cd94d17c26db393dad5e6cd911a0cee006266f60915d5864ab6056da613d3f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8296&amp;height=5654" type="image/jpeg" height="5654" width="8296"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The sun reflects off the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Wyld</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. floats preferential tariffs for Canada, Mexico if they co-ordinate on external levies]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-usmca-talks-to-focus-on-us-content-tariff-coordination-greer-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-usmca-talks-to-focus-on-us-content-tariff-coordination-greer-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Rendell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ottawa recently signalled openness to ‘Fortress North America’ approach to reducing Chinese products entering supply chains ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:49:02 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/5XN4MHJDTRFRBFLOE3UX5EJA3I.JPG?auth=15747c8c6cccbabe3e07989ff76410087f3652b7b216c46788ad6b776b8c1bb0&smart=true&width=5604&height=3736" alt="U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at the White House in Washington, D.C., in April. The U.S., Mexico and Canada must decide on whether to extend the USMCA agreement or move to a period of annual reviews for 10 years." height="3736" width="5604"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/5XN4MHJDTRFRBFLOE3UX5EJA3I.JPG?auth=15747c8c6cccbabe3e07989ff76410087f3652b7b216c46788ad6b776b8c1bb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5604&amp;height=3736" type="image/jpeg" height="3736" width="5604"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at the White House in Washington, D.C., in April. The U.S., Mexico and Canada must decide on whether to extend the USMCA agreement or move to a period of annual reviews for 10 years.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Vucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada warns of ‘low-hire, low-fire’ job market that complicates rate decisions]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-bank-of-canada-low-hire-low-fire-job-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-bank-of-canada-low-hire-low-fire-job-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vanmala Subramaniam, Mark Rendell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Workers may experience lasting damage from prolonged lack of churn, official says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:11:27 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/OX6SQQ7OU5HYFH5C4V6N7B3KII.JPG?auth=df99f1f1b40d823fa1b215d534f8e49e1771e396e6d1f7a35341a4680a906dd2&smart=true&width=5000&height=3750" alt="The ability to find a job 'is close to its lowest point in 30 years,' Bank of Canada external deputy governor Nicolas Vincent said Tuesday." height="3750" width="5000"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/OX6SQQ7OU5HYFH5C4V6N7B3KII.JPG?auth=df99f1f1b40d823fa1b215d534f8e49e1771e396e6d1f7a35341a4680a906dd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3750" type="image/jpeg" height="3750" width="5000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ability to find a job 'is close to its lowest point in 30 years,' Bank of Canada external deputy governor Nicolas Vincent said Tuesday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sammy Kogan</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>