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Tag: inflation
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POOR FARED WORST UNDER ECB RATE HIKES, STUDY SHOWS
As the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked its interest rates from July 2022 to fight inflation, lower-income households suffered more than higher earners, the bank’s economists reported in a new study.
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“JOB CREATION IS PRETTY CLOSE TO ZERO,” POWELL SAYS
The U.S. labor market might appear healthy, with a jobless rate near historic lows. However, once statistical overcounting is adjusted out of the data, “job creation is pretty close to zero,” U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said in a 15 November press briefing.
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RETAIL HOLIDAY HIRING IS THE LEAST SINCE THE GREAT RECESSION
Retailers will hire 265,000 to 365,000 seasonal workers this holiday season, the fewest since at least 2010, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Last year, stores took on 422,000 temps as holiday help.
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CONSUMER SENTIMENT NEARS RECORD LOW
Americans’ outlook on the nation’s economy is within reach of a record low set during the COVID War, the University of Michigan’s twice-monthly survey of consumer sentiment discovered.
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BANK OF CANADA CUTS RATE
Last week, Canada’s central bank cut its key rate for the fourth time this year, dropping it to 2.25 percent and announcing that it will defer any future rate cuts indefinitely.
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ECB FREEZES INTEREST RATE AT 2 PERCENT
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to hold its policy interest rate at 2 percent where it has rested since June. The bank has taken two percentage points off the rate since June 2024.
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LAYOFFS ARE ON THE RISE AROUND THE WORLD
Major employers including Amazon and Nestlé have announced plans to shed workers as consumers tighten spending, tariffs crimp global trade, and artificial intelligence (AI) replaces workers up and down the corporate ladder.
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FED CUTS RATE, WILL RE-ENTER THE BOND MARKET
By a vote of 10 to 2, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee cut its policy interest rate by a quarter point on 29 October, dropping it to 4 percent, its lowest level in three years.
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NEW POLL CONFIRMS CONSUMERS’ DARK MOOD
The lingering trade war and government shutdown dragged consumers’ outlook lower last month, The Conference Board’s most recent poll found.