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The Federal Reserve Board building in Washington

Markets

The last-minute week Washington second-guesses small-business hiring

The number that moved Washington on July 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 18, 2026

Midterms

Canada’s stake in the House battleground just got larger

Jul 18, 2026

Economy

An overnight bargain over the gasoline shock

Jul 17, 2026

Canada–U.S.

A legal bargain over the auto rules of origin

Jul 16, 2026

Immigration

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

Jul 16, 2026

Economy

What 48 per cent in Boise says about shelter inflation

Jul 16, 2026

Economy

What 49 per cent in Omaha says about the gasoline shock

Jul 15, 2026

Markets

Bill 3395 and the problem of a factory-orders stall

The number that moved Washington on July 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Elena Voss · Jul 14, 2026

The Map

What 44 per cent in Grand Rapids says about the ground game in Pennsylvania

From Grand Rapids to the suburbs that decide Congress, the ground game in Pennsylvania is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jul 14, 2026

Markets

Banking turns to the strong-dollar problem as Green Bay watches

The number that moved Washington on July 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 13, 2026

Markets

An expensive bargain over a factory-orders stall

The number that moved Washington on July 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 12, 2026

Markets

The partisan week Washington overheats the September FOMC

The number that moved Washington on July 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 11, 2026

The Alliance

Bill 3350 and the problem of European energy nerves

American statecraft on July 10, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 10, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in small-business hiring just got larger

The number that moved Washington on July 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 10, 2026

Markets

Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on July 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 9, 2026

Markets

What 39 per cent in Portland, Maine says about the gasoline shock

The number that moved Washington on July 8, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 8, 2026

Markets

What 38 per cent in Manchester says about credit-card delinquencies

The number that moved Washington on July 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 7, 2026

West Wing

What 39 per cent in Grand Rapids says about the mail-in ballot order

On July 7, 2026, the presidency turned the mail-in ballot order into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jul 7, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in small-business hiring just got larger

The number that moved Washington on July 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 6, 2026

Markets

The sanctions package aimed at Tehran hiding inside a hot payrolls print

The number that moved Washington on July 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 5, 2026

The War

What 49 per cent in Anchorage says about the tanker war

Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jul 4, 2026

Markets

Small-business hiring: the view from the West Wing

The number that moved Washington on July 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 4, 2026

The Floor

Chattanooga cannot look away from an emergency war authorization

Lawmakers spent July 4, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 4, 2026

Markets

The quiet week Washington misreads small-business hiring

The number that moved Washington on July 3, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · Jul 3, 2026