Is the Trump effect working on the US economy?

Is the “Trump Effect” working on the US economy? New figures show 119,000 jobs were added in September, sharply beating expectations after a slow summer. We’ll look at what’s driving the pickup.

Also, novelists are increasingly worried that AI could replace them. Andrew Peach asks one writer whether a computer could ever produce a book as good as a human.

And how seafood has become a weapon in the latest row between China and Japan.

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A member of the public passes the US Department of Labor in Washington DC, USA, 05 September 2025.