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Boise cannot look away from shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on March 14, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 14, 2026
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The number that moved Washington on March 7, 2026 was not a speech. It was the strong-dollar problem, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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The number that moved Washington on March 6, 2026 was not a speech. It was the September FOMC, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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Bill 1847 and the problem of small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on March 5, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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Quebec’s aluminum towns confront a factory-orders stall
The number that moved Washington on March 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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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.
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The number that moved Washington on March 2, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 2, 2026
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The partisan week Washington misreads a factory-orders stall
The number that moved Washington on March 1, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Mar 1, 2026
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What 40 per cent in Buffalo says about small-business hiring
The number that moved Washington on February 28, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 28, 2026
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Capitol Hill stays late on shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on February 27, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 27, 2026
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The farm-state biofuels carve-out hiding inside credit-card delinquencies
The number that moved Washington on February 26, 2026 was not a speech. It was credit-card delinquencies, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Elena Voss · Feb 26, 2026
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Small-business hiring: the view from K Street
The number that moved Washington on February 25, 2026 was not a speech. It was small-business hiring, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
Thomas Bergeron · Feb 25, 2026
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Bill 1739 and the problem of shelter inflation
The number that moved Washington on February 24, 2026 was not a speech. It was shelter inflation, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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