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        <title><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan - Journalist]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scotland’s Push for Independence Could Be Back in Play After Labour Flops]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/scotland-set-to-revive-push-for-independence-after-labour-flops</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Scottish National Party leader John Swinney reacts after winning his seat in Perth, Scotland. on May 8. Photographer: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scotland’s Pro-Independence SNP Wins; Misses Out on Majority]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:53:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starmer’s Troubles Breathe New Life Into Scotland’s Nationalists]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Polls show the SNP is on course to win a fifth straight term in this week’s election after Labour’s collapse in popularity.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>SNP Leader John Swinney visits the Isle of Harris Distillery in the Outer Hebrides on April 9. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Faces Pressure to Tame Surging Gasoline Prices]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcus Wright]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:59:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farage Criticized Over ‘Trumpian’ Claim of Election Cheating]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy White]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Nigel Farage with Matt Goodwin, during the campaign. Photographer: SOPA Images/LightRocket</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Labour Battles Reform and Greens in Once-Safe Manchester Seat]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Keir Starmer attends a campaign event ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election in Manchester, on Feb. 23. Photographer: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin’s Crackdown on Telegram Slammed by Russian Propagandists]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-17/putin-s-crackdown-on-telegram-slammed-by-russian-propagandists</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Telegram app Photographer: Matthias Balk/dpa/AP Photo</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Long-End Treasuries Dip as Jobless Claims Hold Steady]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/long-end-treasuries-fluctuate-as-traders-await-us-jobs-data</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bond Investors Fret That France Budget Relief Is Just a Blip]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Euro Rally to $1.20 Spurs Buying and a Headache for the ECB]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/euro-rally-to-1-20-spurs-more-buying-and-a-headache-for-the-ecb</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Vassilis Karamanis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:26:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Path Opens for Markets Antagonist Burnham to Challenge UK PM]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/path-opens-for-starmer-s-left-wing-rival-burnham-to-challenge</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Milligan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, speaks on the opening day of the UK Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, UK, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. The conference runs until Wednesday, Oct. 1.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Bonds on Best Run in Months as Traders Nudge Up Rate Cut Bets]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/gilts-set-for-best-week-in-months-as-boe-easing-bets-drive-rally</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:52:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Treasuries Post First Weekly Advance Since Late November]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:41:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Data showed the US unemployment rate at a four-year high and core inflation at the slowest annual pace since early 2021.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Markets Are Calling an End to Europe’s Interest-Rate Cuts]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Central banks across Europe were seen on a path for aggressive rate cuts into 2026. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Bonds Head for Worst Week in Six Months Before Inflation Data]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/us-bonds-head-for-worst-week-in-six-months-before-inflation-data</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:53:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dutch Pension Overhaul to Fuel Pivot From Long Bonds in EU]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Ritchie]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Franklin Templeton Sees 6% UK Bond Yields And Budget Reckoning]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of presenting her budget on Nov. 26. Photographer: Jaimi Joy/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank, Standard Bank See December Gloom for the Dollar]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:17:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Instagram and YouTube Blocks Push Russian Influencers to Telegram]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Instagram is banned in Russia, and YouTube is restricted, but the influencer marketing business is thriving on alternative platforms]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Influencer Karina Kasparyants built up her Telegram channel after Instagram was banned in Russia.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gold Edges Up as Traders Await Powell Speech for Fed Rate Clues]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Avetisyan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:38:32 GMT</pubDate>
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