Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize rules for mutual banking organizations.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 31, 2026

The Fed

Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentially influence a bank's lending decisions

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentially influence a bank's lending decisions.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 31, 2026

Markets

The legal week Washington cools shelter inflation

The number that moved Washington on July 30, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 30, 2026

The Fed

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Iuka Bancshares, Inc. and The Iuka State Bank

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Iuka Bancshares, Inc. and The Iuka State Bank.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 30, 2026

Markets

A partisan bargain over a factory-orders stall

The number that moved Washington on July 29, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 29, 2026

The Fed

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 29, 2026

Markets

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

Markets

The partisan week Washington cools the gasoline shock

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

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 27, 2026

Markets

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on July 26, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 26, 2026

Markets

Washington stays late on the strong-dollar problem

The number that moved Washington on July 25, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 25, 2026

Markets

A continental bargain over the September FOMC

The number that moved Washington on July 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 24, 2026

The Map

The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside the generic ballot

From Portland, Maine to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Elena Voss · Jul 24, 2026

The Alliance

A partisan bargain over a Venezuela oil bargain

American statecraft on July 23, 2026 treated a Venezuela oil bargain as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 23, 2026

Markets

An expensive bargain over the strong-dollar problem

The number that moved Washington on July 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 23, 2026

Markets

The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on July 22, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 22, 2026

West Wing

An overnight bargain over a photo-op with refiners

On July 22, 2026, the presidency turned a photo-op with refiners into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jul 22, 2026

Markets

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