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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The legal week Washington overheats a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on July 2, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 2, 2026
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The intelligence panel turns to a factory-orders stall as Boise watches
The number that moved Washington on July 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jul 1, 2026
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Canada’s stake in credit-card delinquencies just got larger
The number that moved Washington on June 30, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jun 30, 2026
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Shelter inflation: the view from Capitol Hill
The number that moved Washington on June 29, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jun 29, 2026
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The continental week Washington second-guesses small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on June 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jun 28, 2026
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Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on June 27, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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Markets
Bill 3179 and the problem of shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on June 26, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on June 25, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jun 25, 2026
Markets
A last-minute bargain over the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on June 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Jun 24, 2026
Markets
Canada’s stake in the September FOMC just got larger
The number that moved Washington on June 23, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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Markets
Canada’s stake in a hot payrolls print just got larger
The number that moved Washington on June 22, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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The intelligence panel turns to shelter inflation as Toledo watches
The number that moved Washington on June 21, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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