Capital Economics has released a new episode of its Weekly Briefing podcast titled "That hot jobs report and the Fed's September meeting," published on 4 September 2026. The episode is available via Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and can also be found on other leading podcast platforms.

The Weekly Briefing is Capital Economics' regular podcast series in which its economists discuss key developments in macroeconomics and financial markets. Capital Economics is a London-based economic research consultancy that publishes subscription analysis on macroeconomics, markets, and commodities. As the episode title indicates, this installment focuses on a stronger-than-expected US employment report and its implications for the Federal Reserve's upcoming September policy meeting — a pairing that typically shapes expectations around the Fed's interest rate decisions, since employment data is part of the central bank's dual mandate alongside inflation.

Alongside the new episode, Capital Economics highlighted related recent content from its research publications, spanning US monetary policy questions and developments elsewhere in the global economy:

• Setting the record “Strait”; TTF prices could remain hot — a Commodities Weekly piece discussing Dutch TTF natural gas prices, Europe's benchmark gas price.
• How should Asian central banks respond to the AI boom? — an Asia Economics Update examining monetary policy considerations tied to artificial intelligence-driven growth.
• Euro-zone Retail Sales (July 2026) — a Europe Rapid Response covering the latest euro-zone retail sales data, a gauge of consumer demand in the currency bloc.