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Canada’s Big Banks Quietly Build Their Own Blockchain Money System

Money · Cost of Living

Canada’s Big Banks Quietly Build Their Own Blockchain Money System

Royal Bank, TD, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC and National Bank are jointly developing tokenized deposits, a blockchain-based alternative to stablecoins that regulators say changes nothing about how deposits are legally protected.

Record Diesel Prices Squeeze Prairie Farmers Just as Harvest Peaks

Money · Cost of Living

Record Diesel Prices Squeeze Prairie Farmers Just as Harvest Peaks

Diesel costs have nearly doubled in a year and fertilizer prices are climbing again, hitting Canadian grain farms during a harvest already delayed by wet weather.

Iran War Fallout Pushes American Gasoline Costs to Painful New Highs

Money · Cost of Living

Iran War Fallout Pushes American Gasoline Costs to Painful New Highs

As Washington frames fresh sanctions on Tehran and Moscow as strategic pressure, American households are absorbing the real cost through pump prices, higher interest rates and a shrinking cushion of savings.

Fed Lifts Rates a Quarter Point While Warsh Skips Debt and Tariffs

Money · Cost of Living

Fed Lifts Rates a Quarter Point While Warsh Skips Debt and Tariffs

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate to 3.75-4.00 percent on 17 September 2026, defying President Trump's calls for cuts, while Chair Kevin Warsh left the $40 trillion federal debt and tariff costs out of his public explanation.

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