US Federal Reserve begins winding down Covid stimulus
After months of careful communication, the US Federal Reserve on 3 November announced that it would slow the rate at…
04/11/21
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US September payrolls: Low, but not enough to delay the taper
The US economy added just 194 000 jobs in September, falling well short of consensus expectations of around 500 000…
12/10/21
US job market – ‘Substantial further progress’ not in sight
At the current rate, we expect it to take until late 2022 for the US labour market to return to…
07/06/21
Taper talk at the Fed – Are we there yet?
There appears to be tension among US monetary policy-setters over the timing of the first steps in the process towards…
25/05/21
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US inflation blasts past expectations as economy reopens
US core consumer prices jumped by 0.9% on the month in April. When combined with the big fall in prices…
18/05/21
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Subdued US jobs report dents odds of Fed action in 2021
The latest US labour report fell far short of expectations, dashing any hopes that the jobs market was now strong…
11/05/21