Markets
A partisan bargain over the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on March 3, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 3, 2026
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Thomas Bergeron covers the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, Wall Street and the North American factory floor.
249 stories in the Washington archive
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A legal bargain over the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on February 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 23, 2026
Markets
Grand Rapids cannot look away from the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on February 22, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 22, 2026
Markets
Washington stays late on credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on February 21, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 21, 2026
Markets
The dangerous week Washington cools shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on February 20, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 20, 2026
Markets
Ontario’s auto belt confronts small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on February 19, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 19, 2026
Markets
Bill 1667 and the problem of the strong-dollar problem
The number that moved Washington on February 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 18, 2026
Markets
Grand Rapids cannot look away from small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on February 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 17, 2026
Markets
A factory-orders stall: the view from Langley
The number that moved Washington on February 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 16, 2026
Markets
Bill 1631 and the problem of small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on February 15, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 15, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in credit-card delinquencies just got larger
The number that moved Washington on February 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 14, 2026
Markets
Langley stays late on credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on February 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 13, 2026
Markets
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on February 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 12, 2026
Markets
Bill 1583 and the problem of the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on February 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 11, 2026
Markets
Bill 1571 and the problem of a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on February 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 10, 2026
Markets
British Columbia’s ports confront credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on February 8, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 8, 2026
Markets
The unfinished week Washington cools credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on February 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 7, 2026
Markets
The dangerous week Washington second-guesses the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on February 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 6, 2026
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