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Markets

Bill 2663 and the problem of small-business hiring

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

Midterms

Suburban women: the view from Foggy Bottom

May 13, 2026

Economy

In Des Moines, a hot payrolls print overheats the map

May 12, 2026

Economy

Canada’s stake in shelter inflation just got larger

May 11, 2026

Economy

Washington stays late on shelter inflation

May 10, 2026

Congress

Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts a Canada-sensitive auto rider

May 10, 2026

Technology

The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside platform liability

May 10, 2026

Markets

Bill 2615 and the problem of the September FOMC

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

West Wing

In Boise, the gasoline file presses the map

On May 9, 2026, the presidency turned the gasoline file into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · May 9, 2026

Markets

Bill 2603 and the problem of credit-card delinquencies

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 strategic petroleum rider hiding inside a factory-orders stall

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

The Borderline

What 42 per cent in Raleigh says about the auto rules of origin

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the auto rules of origin, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 6, 2026

Markets

A factory-orders stall: the view from Langley

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

The Borderline

The USMCA review: the view from K Street

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the USMCA review, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 5, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in a hot payrolls print just got larger

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

The Nine

Langley stays late on the classified-documents fight

The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · May 4, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in a factory-orders stall just got larger

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

Drug Prices

Canada’s stake in Medicare drug talks just got larger

American health policy leaks north. Medicare drug talks are the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · May 3, 2026

Markets

Ways and Means turns to credit-card delinquencies as Savannah watches

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

The Borderline

Banking turns to dollar-for-dollar tariffs as Little Rock watches

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — dollar-for-dollar tariffs, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 2, 2026

Markets

What 44 per cent in Manchester says about a factory-orders stall

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

The Floor

Langley stays late on an emergency war authorization

Lawmakers spent May 2, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · May 2, 2026

Markets

Grand Rapids cannot look away from a hot payrolls print

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

West Wing

Boise cannot look away from the Iran endgame

On May 1, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · May 1, 2026