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  September 22, 2026 BoC hike odds reach a coin flip. Oil retreats from four-month highs. Trump's Belarus potash play draws fire. A new federal bill speeds up major projects — with strings attached. Here's what moves your money today. 1. BoC October Hike Is Now a Coin Flip The Bank of Canada next meets October 28 , and markets are evenly split on whether it will raise rates for the first time since cutting to 2.25%. The whiplash is largely imported: after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00% on September 16 in a unanimous 12-0 vote — the first American rate increase since July 2023 — market-implied odds of a matching BoC move jumped from below 10% to roughly 60% in two weeks, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Before the BoC's September 2 hold, odds of a hold sat at 94%. The 175-basis-point gap between the BoC (2.25%) and the Fed (3.75–4.00%) is the widest since 2022, which puts direct downward pressure on the loonie and upward pressure on Ca...
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No Trace Left Behind: Kim’s Guards Go to Extreme Lengths in Beijing

                                   After the talks, Kim and Putin left for a tea meeting and bid a warm farewell to each other.

After a high-profile meeting in Beijing between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kim’s security team was caught on camera performing an extraordinary post-summit ritual — meticulously wiping down every object the leader had touched.

Footage shared by Kremlin reporter Alexander Yunashev showed two aides scrubbing the backrest and armrests of Kim’s chair, cleaning a nearby coffee table, and swiftly removing his drinking glass. Analysts say the practice is part of a long-standing protocol aimed at preventing foreign intelligence agencies from collecting DNA or health-related clues.

The measures didn’t stop there. As on previous trips, Kim reportedly traveled with his own private toilet aboard his signature green armored train — a precaution dating back to his father’s era. Similar scenes have played out before: from disinfecting chairs ahead of summits to removing mattresses after hotel stays.

Experts note that while the optics may seem extreme, such hyper-vigilance underscores Pyongyang’s deep-seated security culture — one that leaves nothing, not even a fingerprint, to chance.


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