A strong employment report in the US raises the odds of a Fed rate rise
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The president said he could halt trade between the United States and countries with which it has a trade deficit if the central bank doesn’t do his bidding.
A surprise jump in US hiring last month has bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates when they meet later this month, but a hike is still not guaranteed.
Here are the key takeaways from the August US employment report, released Friday: