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• President Donald Trump will greet Canadian PM Mark Carney at 11:30 ET 16:30 BST. The meeting is unlikely to yield any breakthroughs on trade or tariff relief.
• Fed governor Stephen Miran will speak at two conferences today. Trump will host his eighth Cabinet meeting on Thursday.
• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent skirted the Senate by tapping Frank Bisignano as 'CEO' of the IRS.
• Day Seven of the US government shutdown. There is no sign of a resolution, although Trump cracked the door open to negotiations over Obamacare subsidies. Senate Democrats blocked the GOP’s funding bill yesterday evening, for the fifth time. If Majority Leader Thune (R-SD) runs the vote again today, the same result is expected.
• Furloughed federal workers may not be guaranteed shutdown backpay. NEC Director Kevin Hassett said the shutdown will show up in the GDP number.
• Trump previewed a new 25% tariff on trucks. A call with his Brazilian counterpart suggests Trump may be looking to de-escalate trade tensions with Brasilia.
• National Guard troops could arrive in Chicago as soon as today.
• Israel and Hamas continue indirect ceasefire talks in Egypt.
• Trump called off diplomacy with Venezuela, signalling potential military escalation.
• Trump will meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Thursday. Stubb said last week it is only a matter of time before Trump takes action to penalise Russia. Trump edges closer to approving long-range missiles to Kyiv.
• Poll of the Day: Support for US military aid to Ukraine increases. 

Full Article: US DAILY BRIEF

• CANADA'S AUG TRADE DEFICIT IS THE SECOND LARGEST ON RECORD
• CANADA AUG TRADE DEFICIT CAD6.3 BLN FROM JULY'S CAD3.8 BLN
• CANADA AUG EXPORTS -3.0%, IMPORTS +0.9%
• CANADA YEAR-TO-DATE TRADE DEFICIT IS RECORD CAD29.2 BLN
• STATSCAN: NEXT TRADE REPORT MAY BE DELAYED BY US GOVT SHUTDOWN

• MNI: CANADA AUG TRADE BALANCE CAD -6.3 BILLION FROM CAD -3.8 BLN
• CANADA AUG EXPORTS -3.0%, IMPORTS +0.9%