Economy Correspondent

Thomas Bergeron

Thomas Bergeron covers the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, Wall Street and the North American factory floor.

290 stories in the Washington archive

The Federal Reserve Board building in Washington

Markets

What 47 per cent in Savannah says about a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on April 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 16, 2026

Recent work

Economy

Raleigh cannot look away from the strong-dollar problem

Apr 15, 2026

Economy

In Tucson, a hot payrolls print second-guesses the map

Apr 14, 2026

Economy

A dangerous bargain over small-business hiring

Apr 13, 2026

Economy

Washington stays late on the September FOMC

Apr 12, 2026

Economy

Washington stays late on shelter inflation

Apr 11, 2026

Economy

The an AI liability bill hiding inside the strong-dollar problem

Apr 10, 2026

The file

Markets

K Street stays late on shelter inflation

The number that moved Washington on April 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 9, 2026

Markets

Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on April 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 7, 2026

Markets

Bill 2231 and the problem of a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on April 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 7, 2026

Markets

K Street stays late on the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on April 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 6, 2026

The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue

Markets

Foreign Relations turns to small-business hiring as Green Bay watches

The number that moved Washington on April 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 4, 2026

Markets

Washington stays late on shelter inflation

The number that moved Washington on April 3, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 3, 2026

Markets

Bill 2183 and the problem of credit-card delinquencies

The number that moved Washington on April 2, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Apr 2, 2026

Markets

What 42 per cent in Tucson says about the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on March 31, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 31, 2026

Markets

Portland, Maine cannot look away from small-business hiring

The number that moved Washington on March 30, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 30, 2026

Markets

The gasoline shock: the view from the West Wing

The number that moved Washington on March 29, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 29, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in credit-card delinquencies just got larger

The number that moved Washington on March 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 28, 2026

Markets

A transactional bargain over shelter inflation

The number that moved Washington on March 27, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 27, 2026

Markets

Bill 2099 and the problem of the strong-dollar problem

The number that moved Washington on March 26, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 26, 2026

Markets

In Toledo, the gasoline shock overheats the map

The number that moved Washington on March 25, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 25, 2026

Markets

Foreign Relations turns to small-business hiring as Grand Rapids watches

The number that moved Washington on March 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 24, 2026

Markets

Langley stays late on credit-card delinquencies

The number that moved Washington on March 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 23, 2026

Markets

The September FOMC: the view from Foggy Bottom

The number that moved Washington on March 22, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Mar 22, 2026

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