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A Strong Labour Market
The U.S. labor market continues to show signs of strength, offering relief to households and businesses but raising concerns within financial markets as the Fed might be forced to significantly reduce the pace of its rate reductions.
14 Jan 2025
Slowing Hiring
The period of intense hiring and record-low unemployment, which allowed millions of workers to find new opportunities, increase their wages, and reshape their careers, is giving way to a more typical market.
07 Aug 2024
ECB Cut Rates
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decreased interest rates by a quarter point, initiating a reversal of its historic rate increases.
12 Jun 2024
America's Labour Shortage And Its Impact
In the wake of a pandemic that shook the global economy, the United States faces a paradoxical situation where job openings abound, but there aren't enough workers to fill them.
27 Jul 2023
U.S. Wages Growth Could Feed Inflation Further
In November, the U.S. economy created 263,000 new jobs, and the unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, indicating ongoing resilience in the labor market.
09 Dec 2022
The Tight Labor Market Is Giving The Fed A Headache
Last Friday, the September job report release saw an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate and an increase in worker salaries. The news sent a clear signal to markets that the Fed would have to pursue more massive interest rate hikes to slow inflation down.
13 Oct 2022
Where Is Inflation Going?
A rise in wages could demonstrate that inflation is lasting rather than transitory. Eventually forcing the FED to intervene by raising rates.
30 Jun 2021
