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The number that moved Washington on May 20, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 20, 2026
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The number that moved Washington on May 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 13, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 12, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 11, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 10, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 9, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 8, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 8, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 7, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Elena Voss · May 6, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 5, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 4, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 3, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 3, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 2, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 2, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on May 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · May 1, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on April 30, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 30, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on April 29, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 29, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on April 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 28, 2026
Markets
The number that moved Washington on April 27, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 27, 2026
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