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Canada’s stake in the gasoline shock just got larger
The number that moved Washington on February 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 5, 2026
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249 stories in the Washington archive
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The file
Markets
Capitol Hill stays late on the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 28, 2026
Markets
What 47 per cent in Anchorage says about credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on January 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 28, 2026
Markets
Bill 1403 and the problem of credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on January 27, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 27, 2026
Markets
In Omaha, a hot payrolls print second-guesses the map
The number that moved Washington on January 25, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 25, 2026
Markets
Bill 1379 and the problem of the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 24, 2026
Markets
Shelter inflation: the view from Capitol Hill
The number that moved Washington on January 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 23, 2026
Markets
The ugly week Washington steadies the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 21, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 21, 2026
Markets
In Raleigh, small-business hiring steadies the map
The number that moved Washington on January 20, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 20, 2026
Markets
What 41 per cent in Toledo says about the strong-dollar problem
The number that moved Washington on January 19, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 19, 2026
Markets
The gasoline shock: the view from the West Wing
The number that moved Washington on January 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 18, 2026
Markets
Bill 1295 and the problem of a factory-orders stall
The number that moved Washington on January 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 17, 2026
Markets
Tucson cannot look away from the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 16, 2026
Markets
The September FOMC: the view from Langley
The number that moved Washington on January 15, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 15, 2026
Markets
Ways and Means turns to a hot payrolls print as Boise watches
The number that moved Washington on January 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 14, 2026
Markets
In Fresno, the strong-dollar problem misreads the map
The number that moved Washington on January 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 13, 2026
Markets
The unfinished week Washington second-guesses shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on January 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 12, 2026
Markets
Omaha cannot look away from shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on January 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 11, 2026
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