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A partisan bargain over the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on April 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Elena Voss · Apr 1, 2026
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Canada’s stake in shelter inflation just got larger
The number that moved Washington on March 21, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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A continental bargain over the strong-dollar problem
The number that moved Washington on March 20, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 20, 2026
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The overnight week Washington misreads small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on March 19, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 19, 2026
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K Street stays late on a factory-orders stall
The number that moved Washington on March 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 18, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in shelter inflation just got larger
The number that moved Washington on March 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 17, 2026
Markets
In Little Rock, credit-card delinquencies cools the map
The number that moved Washington on March 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 16, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in the strong-dollar problem just got larger
The number that moved Washington on March 15, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Elena Voss · Mar 15, 2026
Markets
Boise cannot look away from shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on March 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 14, 2026
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K Street stays late on the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on March 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 13, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in credit-card delinquencies just got larger
The number that moved Washington on March 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 12, 2026
Markets
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on March 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 11, 2026
Markets
The ugly week Washington misreads a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on March 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 10, 2026
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What 47 per cent in Toledo says about small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on March 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 9, 2026
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