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841 Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he’ll end trade with countries with U.S. surplusesPresident Donald Trump on Friday demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains trade deficits. Trump issued the sweeping ultimatum in a Truth Social post reacting to a much-stronger-than-expected 2026.09.04 842 Canada’s job market loses steam as employment drops by over 41,000Canada’s economy lost 41,700 jobs in August, data showed on Friday, slowing sharply from unusually strong summer hiring, while the unemployment rate held steady at 6.4%. The August report provides one of the last relatively clean readings of Canada’s labor market before the effe 2026.09.04 843 US job market rebounds as employers add 162,000 jobs; the unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.1%. The jobs report, issued by the Labor Department Friday, could be good news for President Donald Trump two months before midterm elections in which the 2026.09.04 844 Canadian Labour Force Survey, August 2026Employment declined by 42,000 (-0.2%) in August and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4%. Employment fell among youth aged 15 to 24 (-19,000; -0.7%) and edged down (-16,000; -0.1%) among people in the core-age (25 to 2026.09.04 845 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 2026.09.04 846 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 2026.09.04 847 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 2026.09.04 848 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 2026.09.04 849 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 2026.09.04 850 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 2026.09.04 851 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 2026.09.04 852 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