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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breakdown of household assets (%)]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2025-09-10T08:50:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2025-09-02T12:01:43+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[price, range EV cars]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/07/85fe1f6466248b1827c78ba6a99d0de6/ev-icev.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[EV, ICEV]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[EV costs]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2025-09-02T11:46:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2025-08-29T14:28:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2025-08-01T10:25:18+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2024/10/387ba1511bb16271cf6261a2f8714dd3/figure-1-al-data-centre-energy-demand-in-mw.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figure 1- Al Data Centre Energy Demand (in MW)]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2024/10/731c1d5b0b309a8cb8a4017804e96862/figure-2-data-centre-power-consumption-in-twh.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figure 2- Data Centre Power Consumption (in TWh)]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2024/10/548c9806794aa5affd0096cf384dce56/figure-3-2010-2022-cumulative-contracted-capacity-mw.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figure 3 - 2010-2022 cumulative contracted capacity (MW)]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-07-31T09:41:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/fdd0122fdd500d01c65e00639c194535/2845098-figure-1-tracking-down-european-high-yield-index-1-3-year-yield-2.svg</image:loc>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/en/insights/how-artificial-intelligence-is-reshaping-financial-services/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-29T11:45:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/en/insights/navigating-market-volatility-amid-us-tariffs-and-policy-uncertainty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-29T11:45:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/03/7b3350113a9d31b0f92156c2682e327f/2712098-william-davies-volatility_charts_750px_v2-01.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[volatility]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/03/cbef091951ddd1d8509138d6de8cd92b/2712098-william-davies-volatility_charts_750px_v2-02.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[volatility in perspective]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/03/234a2b1177b3ca8beec09aa001fb61a1/2712098-william-davies-volatility_charts_750px_v2-03.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buy and hold strategy]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-07-24T07:59:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/07/11ba8c46238de18d6328c35270cd2b76/2871200-chart1_750px_v1.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Forecast returns]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-07-23T07:40:02+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/07/8977c39367c88334e7fed91ba421f7d8/2852348-asset-allocation-monthly_900px_neutral.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asset Allocation monthly_neutral]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/en/insights/market-perspectives-making-sense-of-us-inflation-data/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-21T13:01:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/en/insights/clear-skies-ahead-japans-structural-renaissance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-16T10:30:40+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/07/88652355af928d9ae870553629db4138/topix-gdp-alignment.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[TOPIX-GDP Alignment]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/07/d9cc0b3e63fd1e7fdd45957e45a8acb3/record-share-repurchases.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[record share repurchases]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/07/92c6b3405b17fa6f02816c62089cde89/japan-balance.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan balance]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/07/fa13d476e18bb72004b9fb515905184a/japans-indices-return-over-the-past-10-years.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan’s indices return over the past 10 years]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-07-14T12:08:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-07-08T15:37:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-30T13:28:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-30T12:47:27+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/a3433b7cad9c080f4e7804b434fd7eb5/at-a-glance-equities-and-fixed-income-june-2025-1.svg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/343a31aba81752b05b4d8d368f1dcff3/emerging-market-equities-june-2025-2.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emerging market equities June 2025 EN]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/1ab286bed9e26e81eed99250b4e1e811/japanese-equities-june-2025-3.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese equities June 2025 EN]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/a10ab95de1c87285847b1dfc15288da3/government-bonds-june-2025-4.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Government bonds June 2025 EN]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/2b182c2744a3f3876ce31be665b5e06e/investment-grade-june-2025-5.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Investment grade June 2025 EN]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/6b6fe0cea37fde59509c946aef9f7c7b/asset-allocation-matrix-june-2025-6.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asset Allocation Matrix June 2025 EN]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-27T08:49:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/bbc262b8667c9becada896b237b65161/capital-expenditure.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[capital expenditure]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/53cb1a2c36748c4b7cb534c95a8c1a7d/21_mx3_cross_ai-adoption_emea2.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[AI landscape of opportunity]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/ed0558d315e9bcb44573360efffd964d/artificial-analysis.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[artificial analysis]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/en/insights/a-bitter-pill-what-tariffs-could-mean-for-pharmaceutical-firms-and-the-wider-healthcare-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-26T11:06:29+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/4cf08120146499450f7f80bce7ebfdea/figure-1-new-job-creation-continues-to-step-down.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figure 1 - New job creation continues to step down]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/816ea7bbca117ac006cee89c5b102e0c/figure-2-wider-credit-spreads-present-opportunities-for-bond-investors.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figure 2 - Wider credit spreads present opportunities for bond investors]]></image:caption>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/b72d745d371ad8c69ff46f4cebdbbeaf/macroeconomic-scenarios.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Macroeconomic scenarios]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-24T11:24:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/en/insights/navigating-the-fog-of-tariffs-in-emerging-market-equities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-18T14:54:51+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Share of global manufacturing]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/4ea78155743af88ddda9c2f83c5cbede/china-and-other-exports-of-goods.svg</image:loc>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China and other exports of goods]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-18T11:53:15+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figure 2 - Wider credit spreads present opportunities for bond investors]]></image:caption>
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			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/b72d745d371ad8c69ff46f4cebdbbeaf/macroeconomic-scenarios.svg</image:loc>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-13T11:39:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.columbiathreadneedle.com/uploads/2025/06/5f48afc9d7f3376aa3f3c352e837e4ef/18_82z_cross_janvier_mid-year_outlook_emea.svg</image:loc>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:20:32+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[proposed tariffs are large]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Outright earnings]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2025-06-11T17:02:52+00:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recent asset class changes and views - Investment Grade- May 2025]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2025-03-05T09:24:31+00:00</lastmod>
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