HASSETT, director of the WHITE HOUSE National Economic Council, said inf is under control.

TIMIRAOS says ahead of the Sep 15-16 FOMC meeting Fed officials have signaled inflation data will be the decisive factor for any rate move. He adds a strong August payrolls print does not change that framework but removes one obstacle to tightening: if August had continued July’s payroll contraction, the case against hikes would have been stronger. Friday’s report reversed July’s decline and pushed six-month average hiring to its highest in over two years, eliminating that counterargument.

Hong Kong autonomous-driving shares rallied after Tesla on Sept 3 (local) launched its Cybercab in Austin. Youjia Innovation (02431.HK) rose over 10%, Hesai‑W (02525.HK) rose over 8%, Pony.ai‑W (02026.HK) rose over 7%, Baidu (09888.HK) rose over 5% and RoboSense (02498.HK) rose about 4%. Tesla said the driverless Cybercab, operating without a steering wheel, pedals or mirrors, has entered service in Austin and is designed to deliver higher utilization and take on more travel demand.