MNI EXCLUSIVE: St Louis Fed Economist On US Labor Market

• MNI: US SEP INDUSTRIAL PROD +0.4%; CAP UTIL 80.3%
• US AUG IP REV TO -0.1%; CAP UTIL REV 80.1%
• US SEP MFG OUTPUT +0.4%

Democrats are attempting a late push to re-centralise the issue of reproductive rights ahead of next month's midterm elections.

• President Biden will deliver remarks at the Howard Theatre in Washington D.C. today at 12:15 ET 17:15 BST. Livestream: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
• According to the Democratic National Committee, Biden will use the Howard Theater remarks to "speak about the choice that voters face this November between Republicans who want to ban abortion nationwide, and Democrats who want to codify Roe into law to protect women’s reproductive freedom."
• Politico: "Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, it seemed possible that Democrats could avoid a midterm disaster. But if the post-Roe summer belonged to Democrats, by mid-October, even they can see the momentum they had is fading."
• A Democratic strategist conceded: “I think we had three really good weeks in August that everybody patted themselves on the back,” but now, “it’s not looking great. The best we can hope for right now is a 50-50 Senate, but the House is long gone.”