President Donald Trump says he is open to an interim trade agreement with China. Trump prefers a full agreement over a temporary deal, he says, "but it's something we would consider, I guess."

A majority of economists say a significant increase in US core consumer prices last month is unlikely to keep the Federal Reserve from reducing interest rates next week, but it could make further cuts before year-end less likely, a Reuters survey finds. "The Fed will still cut rates next week to provide added insurance in the event that the trade war escalates, but it might think twice about moving again in October if core inflation shows any further spark," BMO Capital Markets economist Sal Guatieri says.

The US Treasury Department is considering issuing a 50-year bond in 2020 to capitalize on low interest rates and to offset fast-rising borrowing costs, Secretary Steven Mnuchin says. Bonds with maturity of more than 30 years were evaluated, then abandoned, by the Treasury in 2017, but Mnuchin says there is demand for them.

The Trump administration has forwarded revised proposals for the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to Democratic lawmakers for review. Democrats say they will scrutinize the proposals to see how they align with recommendations lawmakers submitted in July. Meanwhile, several business groups have urged a speedy resolution to the issue.

Assets in US index-based equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds exceeded assets in active stock funds for the first time in August, after years of growth for passive investment. The shift represents a milestone for the financial industry.

Market analysts are concerned that volatility in growth stocks might indicate a repeat of the 2007 "quant quake," which ran up big losses for computer-driven traders.

A new mobile phone app allows people to report criminal activity anonymously to the New York Police Department. The app is modeled after NYPD's Crime Stoppers toll-free and internet-based submission program, which the department says has helped solve more than 5,600 violent crimes.

Michael Paulsen, owner and operator of Regal Remedies, a Staten Island, N.Y.-based pharmacy, was arrested and charged with orchestrating a health care fraud and kickback scheme and illegally distributing tens of thousands of oxycodone pills. Authorities said Paulsen was aware that some of the pills would be resold on the street.

Michelle Bowman was confirmed by the US Senate for a 14-year term on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. President Donald Trump appointed Bowman last year to fill Vice Chair Stanley Fischer's unexpired term and nominated her to a full term in April.

The US budget deficit for fiscal 2019 increased to almost $1.07 trillion in August, the highest amount in seven years, as revenue fell short of expenses by more than $214 billion, according to the Treasury Department.

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