Tag: Labor
Slight edge down in retail sales, weekly claims lower as well
the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 239,000 to 240,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,750, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week's revise
Work compensation goes up due to marginal GDP increases and inflation
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 1.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Wages and salaries increased 1.2 percent and benefit costs...
Big economies near reaching labor capacity
At its meeting today, the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 3.60 per cent and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at...
Interest rates still a hot topic in inflation fight
In the most recent European Central Bank press release the Governing Council today decided to increase the three key ECB interest rates by 50 basis points, in line with its determination to ensure the...
Rising CPI still a problem for economies around the world
According to Statistics Canada the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.9% year over year in January, following a 6.3% increase in December. Prices for cellular services and passenger vehicles contributed to the deceleration in...
Retail keeping pace in spite of underwhelming CPI figures
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending February 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 194,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The...
The UK squeezes out a small GDP growth, CPI and inflation down
Per the US Department of Labor in the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 205,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous...
More workers add to US and Canada Labor force increase
According to the Statistics Canada, the national statistical office, employment rose by 104,000 (+0.5%) in December, and the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 5.0%, just above the record low of 4.9% reached...
GDP rises in US, Canada as labor market trying to catch up to growth
In Canada real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.7% in the third quarter, the fifth consecutive quarterly increase
Economies unable to put halt inflation as labor markets are very stretched
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 3.5% to 4.25%.
Demand in the New Zealand economy has been resilient to global and...
