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Nick Timiraos, the Feds mouthpiece, has expressed continued dissatisfaction with Trumps tendency to trigger stock market corrections with any evidence of an overheated economy in economic reports. He reiterated his call for lower interest rates: "The Fed Board and its excellent new leadership must be wise—this time with a bit of patriotism."On September 4th, Douglas Porter, chief economist at the Bank of Montreal, stated that after a period of significantly stronger-than-expected employment data, Canada appears poised for a reality test. He noted that while the August jobs report was undoubtedly weak, it was far from surprising, reflecting in part the continued decline in the labor force. He believes that the slowdown in employment and average wage growth will further reinforce the Bank of Canadas strategy of maintaining unchanged interest rates and help alleviate excessively high market expectations for rate hikes. In August, Canadas overall employment decreased by 41,700, ending a previous series of strong job growth, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.4%.U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant: The employment data shows that the (U.S.) economy is not solely driven by the AI construction boom. Canada lost over 40,000 jobs, while our employment data shows a significant increase.September 4th - When inflation is high and the labor market is tight (i.e., there are more job openings than job seekers), employees typically expect higher wages to offset the high cost of living. This is one of the key reasons why the Federal Reserve ensures stable inflation expectations. Fridays jobs report showed that average hourly earnings rose 0.3% month-over-month, while the year-over-year growth rate slowed to 3.1% from 3.2%. A report from Oxford Economics stated, "The Federal Reserve can be reassured that the labor market is not a source of inflationary pressures."U.S. Treasury Department: Latest U.S. sanctions related to Iran target three entities.
