Payrolls increase 156,000 in August as job creation cools
Economists surveyed by Reuters had been expecting payrolls to grow by 180,000 in August and the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.3 percent.
JPMorgan’s Frenkel ‘very worried’ about a protectionist world, says China ties need nurturing
The Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International has spoken out about his fears of a shift towards protectionist trade, saying it will do nothing to alleviate global inequality.
Putin says pressure on North Korea is both ‘futile’ and a ‘dead-end road’
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the U.S. and others to avoid going down a “dead-end road” with North Korea on Friday, adding only dialogue without pre-conditions could resolve the crisis.
Prominent Chinese economist says they’ll be no US-China trade war — but plenty of conflicts
The relationship between China and the U.S. has always been tense when it comes to trade and this is unlikely to change, a member of the monetary policy committee at the People’s Bank of China told CNBC Friday.
UK petrol prices could jump after Hurricane Harvey, RAC says
The price of unleaded petrol could surpass diesel in the coming days, the RAC says.
Transfer deadline day: Record broken by late flurry but big deals fall through
Premier League clubs take their deadline day spending to a record £210m but some of the highest-profile moves of the window fail to materialise.
Saudi prince slams UN: It’s still dealing with the world as if it were 1945
The United Nations (UN) is no longer fit for purpose because it is still trying to resolve the world’s problems as if it were 1945, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki Al-Faisal told CNBC on Friday.
UK manufacturing growth ‘accelerates’
The sector continued to see “solid progress” in August, according to a closely watched survey.
Another hurricane raises concerns: Irma intensifies over the Atlantic
“There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect,” the National Hurricane Center said.
How hard has Hurricane Harvey hit the local economy?
The US President and celebrities promise funds as analysts assess the scale of the damage.