
President Donald Trump reacted Friday to the hotter-than-expected August nonfarm payrolls report by threatening to halt trade with countries running trade surpluses with the U.S., unless the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates. The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, nearly triple the consensus of 56,000, and July’s reported loss of 23,000 was revised to a gain of 21,000. Food services and local government education accounted for about 62% of the total headline gain. “Great jobs number






















