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  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
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    Distorted jobs numbers are misguiding stimulus policy

    Leo Hindery spells out the need for politicians to look beyond the official Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers when considering stimulus measures.

  • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
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    A plot twist in Donald Trump’s US growth story

    The president’s ‘roaring geyser’ narrative may be about to run out of steam

  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
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    Mental wellbeing is a critical business issue and we should treat it as one

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    Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond

  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
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    Change could have implications for firms reliant on fast access to market-moving data

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    US Inflation
    US wholesale inflation falls to slowest annual rate since 2016
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    US Inflation
    US wholesale price inflation climbs to summer high in August

    Producer prices rise at swiftest annual clip since May

  • Thursday, 9 May, 2019
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    US producer price growth steady in April

    Wholesale inflation running at joint-quickest pace of 2019

  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
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    ‘A good living but a rough life’: trucker shortage holds US back

    Some 70 per cent of goods are transported by road, but a shortage of drivers and soaring demand could put a brake on growth 

  • Friday, 1 June, 2018
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    Trump’s tweet in advance of jobs data draws fire

    Traders speculate about strong employment figures based on president’s morning missive

  • Friday, 4 May, 2018
    US employment
    US unemployment rate falls below 3.9% in March

    Wages fail to rise quickly giving Federal Reserve room for further tightening

  • Friday, 27 April, 2018
    US GDP
    US wages jump on back of sturdy economic expansion

    Steady growth is finally lifting incomes after years of stagnation

  • Friday, 9 March, 2018
    US employment
    US jobs surge gives green light to Fed rate rises

    The economy added 313,000 new payrolls in February, but wage growth cooled

  • Friday, 2 February, 2018
    US employment
    Quicker wage growth adds heft to US recovery

    Increase in hourly earnings will cheer Republicans fighting midterm elections

  • Friday, 5 January, 2018
    US employment
    US jobs growth slows in December

    Unemployment rate stays at 17-year low and stock market rises to new high

  • Friday, 5 January, 2018
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    Higher inflation on the horizon? Investors reach for TIPS funds
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    US employment
    US loses jobs as hurricanes take economic toll

    Damage likely to be temporary as underlying labour market continues to improve

  • Sunday, 3 September, 2017
    Lawrence Summers
    America needs its unions more than ever

    Labour reform could help restore the bargaining power of US workers

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    Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ at lowest level since 1993

    Vix index of market volatility falls on expectations of strong corporate profits

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    US employment
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    US retail
    Flat US retail sales hint at tepid summer

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