French President Emmanuel Macron's motorcade was briefly stopped by police managing U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade in New York City this morning, September 23rd, 2025, between 12:34 PM and 1:06 PM UTC. Macron reportedly exited his vehicle to call President Trump, jokingly asking him to "clear the road." In economic news, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago announced on September 23rd, 2025, the introduction of new labor market indicators. These indicators combine private sector data with official labor statistics to offer a real-time view of hiring, layoffs, job separations, and an early forecast of the unemployment rate, according to a tweet from Austan Goolsbee and a release on the Chicago Fed's website. The OECD reported that global growth proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2025, particularly in emerging markets and the U.S. However, early signs indicate softening labor markets and stalled disinflation in many economies, with the full impact of tariffs still unfolding, according to a tweet from Greg Daco referencing an OECD economic outlook. Separately, a tweet from DHSgov on September 23rd, 2025, read "Gotta Catch ‘Em All." Additionally, Ryan Parloff noted on September 23rd, 2025, that the Supreme Court granted review yesterday in the case of a fired FTC commissioner and asked parties to brief whether a federal court may prevent a person's removal from public office. A previous report from earlier today detailed the U.S. Secret Service dismantling a network of 300 SIM servers and over 100,000 SIM cards in the New York City area, aimed at neutralizing a telecom threat before the UN General Assembly. That operation uncovered devices linked to nation-state actors within 35 miles of UN headquarters. Senator Marco Rubio commented on President Trump's leadership and stated that interdiction is insufficient to stop drug cartels, calling them an "imminent, immediate threat to the United States."
