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Annual revisions raised U.S. GDP growth and lowered past inflation, with real final sales to private domestic purchasers up 4.6% in Q2. September payrolls rose only 29k, prior months were revised lower, unemployment edged up to 4.2% on higher participation, and wage growth cooled to 0.1% m/m. TD says this, plus softer core PCE, reduces the urgency of an October Fed hike, though the meeting stays live pending CPI. Canada Q3 tracking lifted to 1.8%.
- Institution
- TD Economics / TD Securities
- Published
- 10/02/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · Fed Policy · Natural Gas
- Time horizon
- 2026 · 2027 · 2001
Key arguments
- Revisions show stronger demand: real final sales to private domestic purchasers rose 4.6% in Q2, and past inflation was revised lower.
- The 29k payroll gain understates labor-market health; the three-month average stayed near breakeven and unemployment rose on higher participation, not layoffs.
- Cooling wages and softer core PCE lower the urgency of an October Fed hike, though the meeting remains live with CPI pending.
- Canada's July GDP stall follows robust spring growth; August flash of 0.2% m/m lifts Q3 tracking to 1.8%, but Q4 faces tariff and borrowing-cost risks, partly offset by LNG and pipeline projects worth about 1% of GDP each.
Key numbers
- September nonfarm payrolls
- 29k
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Average hourly earnings m/m
- 0.1%
- Q2 real final sales to private domestic purchasers
- 4.6%
- Canada Q3 GDP tracking
- 1.8%
Main risks
- Upstream price pressures: the ISM input-cost index surged on tariffs, metals and petroleum costs, and another CPI report is still due before the October FOMC.
- Canadian Q4 downside: tariff-related front-running could flatter August trade and then reverse, while higher borrowing costs weigh on housing; LNG/pipeline construction timing is uncertain.
- The revisions describe the past, not the future: demand entered strong but may not withstand elevated yields and cost pressures.
Corresponding source evidence
• Improved inflation trends alongside softer hiring and wage growth reduce the urgency of an October hike.
Commodity Spot Prices** Foreign Exchange Cross Rates Fixed Income Yields Stock Market Indexes October 2, 2026 Weekly Bottom Line Highlights Canada U.S. Current Target Federal Reserve (Fed Funds Rate) 3.75 - 4.00% Bank of Canada (Overnight Rate) 2.25% European Central Bank (Refi Rate) 2.65% Bank of England (Repo Rate) 3.75% Bank of Japan (Overnight Rate) 1.25% Source: Bloomberg.
· 2026Global Official Policy Rate Targets Central Banks • Monthly GDP momentum remains solid, pointing to annualized growth of 1.8% in Q3.
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