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Foggy Bottom stays late on the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on April 26, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 26, 2026
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The number that moved Washington on April 19, 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 number that moved Washington on April 18, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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Canada’s stake in credit-card delinquencies just got larger
The number that moved Washington on April 17, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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What 47 per cent in Savannah says about a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on April 16, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 16, 2026
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Raleigh cannot look away from the strong-dollar problem
The number that moved Washington on April 15, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 15, 2026
Markets
In Tucson, a hot payrolls print second-guesses the map
The number that moved Washington on April 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 14, 2026
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A dangerous bargain over small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on April 13, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 13, 2026
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Washington stays late on the September FOMC
The number that moved Washington on April 12, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 12, 2026
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Washington stays late on shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on April 11, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 11, 2026
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The an AI liability bill hiding inside the strong-dollar problem
The number that moved Washington on April 10, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 10, 2026
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K Street stays late on shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on April 9, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 9, 2026
Markets
Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on April 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 7, 2026
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Bill 2231 and the problem of a hot payrolls print
The number that moved Washington on April 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was a hot payrolls print, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 7, 2026
Markets
K Street stays late on the gasoline shock
The number that moved Washington on April 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was the gasoline shock, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 6, 2026
Markets
Foreign Relations turns to small-business hiring as Green Bay watches
The number that moved Washington on April 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 4, 2026
Markets
Washington stays late on shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on April 3, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 3, 2026
Markets
Bill 2183 and the problem of credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on April 2, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Apr 2, 2026
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