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637 Blinder Applauds Warsh’s Support for Dual Mandate, Sees Door Open to September HikeAlan Blinder was vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 1996 to 1999, long in the forefront of policy making and thinking as a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and former head of the Council of Economic Advsiors. He also writes op-eds for the Wall 2026.09.04 638 World's biggest sovereign wealth fund plans to cut U.S. Treasury holdingsNorway's sovereign wealth fund has proposed cutting the allocation of government bonds in its $2.3 trillion investment portfolio, chiefly affecting its holdings of U.S. Treasurys, as it seeks to diversify its risk exposure and boost returns. The heads of Norges Bank Investment Ma 2026.09.04 639 Italian retail trade - July 2026In July 2026, seasonally adjusted retail sales decreased by 0.4% in value and by 0.5% in volume compared with June 2026. In the three months to July 2026, retail sales rose by 0.2% in value and dropped by 0.1% in volume compared with the previous three-month period. On a year-on- 2026.09.04 640 UK construction output falls at faster pace amid sharp drop in housing activityAugust data indicated a sustained downturn in business activity across the UK construction sector, led by weakness in the residential building segment. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®) – an index tracking changes in total indus 2026.09.04 641 BOE Monthly Decision Maker Panel data - August 2026The August 2026 DMP survey was conducted between 7-21 August 2026 and received 2,012 responses. Firms reported that their realised annual own-price growth was 3.7% in the three months to August, 0.1 percentage points lower than firms reported in the three months to July. Note tha 2026.09.04 642 Health-care hiring has propped up Canada’s job market. Will patients see a difference?A hiring boom across Alberta and Ontario health-care systems has been singlehandedly propping up Canada's national job market — but that growth may say more about the sluggish state of the rest of the economy than about improving patient outcomes. A report from Desjardins Group l 2026.09.04 643 Volume of retail trade down by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EUIn July 2026, compared with June 2026, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In June 2026, retail trade volume grew by 0.2% in 2026.09.04 644 Bailey: The institutional form of independent central banks: from history to contemporary challengesI would like to reflect on independent central banks as institutions, and how their authority is grounded and is challenged. On 3rd September 1780 (246 years ago yesterday) a 23 year old aide to George Washington wrote that: “the Bank of England unites public authority and faith 2026.09.04 645 USD/CHF: 50-Day EMA HoldsThe US dollar plunged against the Swiss franc initially on Thursday but has seen a bit of a bounce as we get to the New York session. The US dollar plunged pretty significantly against the Swiss franc early on Thursday but has found a certain amount of support near the 50-day EMA 2026.09.04 646 US: August jobs report could show another weak month for hiringThe federal government's August jobs report is widely expected to show a continuation of this summer's soft hiring numbers, just one month after the labor market contracted by 23,000 jobs. Ahead of the report's release Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, economists surveyed by Dow Jones expe 2026.09.04 647 US job growth expected to rebound in August; unemployment rate forecast steady at 4.1%U.S. payrolls growth likely rebounded in August as the drag from local government education reversed, but the anticipated recovery could be limited by job losses related to the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. The Labor Department's closely watche 2026.09.04 648 The US Employment Situation -- August 2026Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in food services and drinking places and in local government education. The informatio 2026.09.04