Economy Correspondent
Thomas Bergeron covers the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, Wall Street and the North American factory floor.
290 stories in the Washington archive
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by BancFirst Corporation.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 22, 2026
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The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Trump's week of setbacks: The president's priorities get rare pushback.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 18, 2026
The Fed
Compliance memos move faster than destroyers. Canadian firms already know the tone.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 17, 2026
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Why Trump's hand-picked Fed chair defied him by raising interest rates.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 16, 2026
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Watch: How will higher interest rates impact US consumers?.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 16, 2026
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: US interest rates raised for first time in three years.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 16, 2026
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 16, 2026
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: For many Pennsylvania Democrats, frustration with Fetterman is at a breaking point.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 15, 2026
The Fed
Tariffs and Hormuz are in the same CPI. Households do not split the difference.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 14, 2026
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Forecast says families will spend more to heat their homes this winter.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 14, 2026
The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: US prices remain high as fuel costs squeeze household budgets.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 11, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on September 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 11, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on September 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 10, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on September 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 9, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on September 8, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 8, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on September 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 7, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on September 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 6, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on September 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Sep 5, 2026
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