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Washington stays late on a factory-orders stall
The number that moved Washington on July 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 28, 2026
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What 52 per cent in Wilmington says about a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on July 21, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 21, 2026
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What 47 per cent in Green Bay says about shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on July 20, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 20, 2026
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The an AI liability bill hiding inside the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on July 19, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 19, 2026
Markets
The last-minute week Washington second-guesses small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on July 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 18, 2026
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An overnight bargain over the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on July 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 17, 2026
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What 48 per cent in Boise says about shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on July 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 16, 2026
Markets
What 49 per cent in Omaha says about the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on July 15, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 15, 2026
Markets
Banking turns to the strong-dollar problem as Green Bay watches
The number that moved Washington on July 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 13, 2026
Markets
An expensive bargain over a factory-orders stall
The number that moved Washington on July 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 12, 2026
Markets
The partisan week Washington overheats the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on July 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 11, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in small-business hiring just got larger
The number that moved Washington on July 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 10, 2026
Markets
Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on July 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 9, 2026
Markets
What 39 per cent in Portland, Maine says about the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on July 8, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 8, 2026
Markets
What 38 per cent in Manchester says about credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on July 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 7, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in small-business hiring just got larger
The number that moved Washington on July 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 6, 2026
Markets
The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on July 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 5, 2026
Markets
Small-business hiring: the view from the West Wing
The number that moved Washington on July 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 4, 2026
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