美聯儲穆薩萊姆：基礎通脹在2.5%至3%之間，太高了，必須降低。

CFIB's August small-business barometer slipped to 57.6 from 58.6 but stayed above the 50 expansion threshold. The survey was conducted before senior US and Canadian officials said a reported trade pact offering tariff relief for Canadian firms was imminent. Respondents plan to raise prices 2.7% this year, unchanged from last month and below April’s 3.2% peak. For the first time since March, more firms cited wages rather than energy as their main input-cost driver.

CENC measured a magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 17:49 on Aug 20 in Haixi prefecture, Qinghai (37.74°N, 95.57°E); focal depth 10 km.