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The Jobs Report Surprised To The Upside. Stocks Dropped.

President Donald Trump demanded the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, threatening to halt all trade with countries with which the U.S. has a deficit.

Payrolls Increased Much More Than Expected In August, Recording Their Biggest Gain Since March
The Jobs Report Surprised To The Upside. Chances Of A Fed Rate Hike Edged Up.
Trump Just Demanded The Fed Cut Interest Rates. He Threatened With Trade Measures Otherwise.

Trump Just Demanded The Fed Cut Interest Rates. He Threatened With Trade Measures Otherwise.
"LOWER THE RATE OR I'LL STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT," Trump said in a social media post.
The World Is Entering A Higher-Rate Era. Governments, Companies And Consumers Could Foot The Bill.
A global bond sell-off has pushed yields to multiyear highs across major economies, raising the cost of financing everything from government deficits and corporate expansion to mortgages and car purchases.
The EU Is Joining Washington's Economic Pressure Campaign Agasint Iran. South Korea Could Play A Military Role.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised Brussels for its "strong and early stance."
Private Equity Funds Are Losing To The S&P 500. Why Exclusive Investments For The Wealthy Aren't Always Better
Private equity funds have significantly underperformed the S&P 500 over the past several years, highlighting that expensive and difficult-to-access investments aren't necessarily superior to the inexpensive funds available to virtually anyone.
Ad Tracking Devices Are Reportedly Being Used To Target U.S. Forces In The Middle East. Troops Are Taking Measures.
The Air Force told Senator Ron Wyden that it took such measures two months ago, while the U.S. Special Operations Command did so "recently."
OpenAI Puts $1 Billion Behind Cybersecurity Effort. Water, Power And Local Governments Are The First Line Of Defense.
Company President Greg Brockman unveiled the initiative during a cybersecurity summit at the company's headquarters.

Iran Says It Shifted Its Military Doctrine. It Will Now Also Launch Preemptive Strikes.

Tehran also threatened Israel, saying that if the country attacks, "we will target it faster and more heavily than before."

The Spotlight

The massive miss on jobs creation fanned fears about the US economy

The Job Market Is Stable But Workers Say It Feels Frozen: Report

Washington Wants To Limit Chinese AI Models. One Of Them Helped Contain OpenAI's Cyber Incident.

Economy in Focus

The U.S. Is Seeking To Cut Iran Off From The Global Financial System. It Is Targeting A Turkish Bank To Do So.
The sanctions are part of Operation Economic Outcast, a broader campaign targeting the financial networks Tehran uses as its war with the U.S. continues.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent Mulls Lifting Sanctions on Iranian Oil
- Marco Rubio Announces New Sanctions Against Cuba, Further Increasing Pressure On Havana Regime
The Jobs Report Surprised To The Upside. Chances Of a Fed Rate Hike Edged Up.
The possibility of a rate hike is now above 50%, according to the CME Group's Fed Watch tool.
- Payrolls Increased Much More Than Expected In August, Recording Their Biggest Gain Since March
- Private Payrolls Rose Less Than Expected In August, Marking The Lowest Pace Since January

Ether Just Erased Four Months Of Losses. Now $2,465 Is The Level To Watch.

Technical indicators show ether approaching a key resistance level after its sharp rebound, while U.S. spot ether ETFs have also drawn fresh investor money.

A truck drives between shipping containers at a container terminal at Incheon port in Incheon

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