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Bill 1379 and the problem of the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 24, 2026
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Bill 1295 and the problem of a factory-orders stall
The number that moved Washington on January 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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Tucson cannot look away from the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 16, 2026
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The September FOMC: the view from Langley
The number that moved Washington on January 15, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 15, 2026
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Ways and Means turns to a hot payrolls print as Boise watches
The number that moved Washington on January 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 14, 2026
Markets
In Fresno, the strong-dollar problem misreads the map
The number that moved Washington on January 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 13, 2026
Markets
The unfinished week Washington second-guesses shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on January 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 12, 2026
Markets
Omaha cannot look away from shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on January 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 11, 2026
Markets
In Chattanooga, a hot payrolls print prices in the map
The number that moved Washington on January 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 10, 2026
Markets
The defence production rewrite hiding inside credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on January 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 9, 2026
Markets
The continental week Washington front-runs the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 8, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 8, 2026
Markets
Ways and Means turns to the strong-dollar problem as Manchester watches
The number that moved Washington on January 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 7, 2026
Markets
What 46 per cent in Boise says about the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on January 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 6, 2026
Markets
The September FOMC: the view from K Street
The number that moved Washington on January 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Elena Voss · Jan 5, 2026
Markets
Bill 1139 and the problem of small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on January 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 4, 2026
Markets
What 47 per cent in Grand Rapids says about the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on January 3, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 3, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in the strong-dollar problem just got larger
The number that moved Washington on January 2, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 2, 2026
Markets
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the strong-dollar problem
The number that moved Washington on January 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jan 1, 2026
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