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Could lower swing-state inflation rates help Biden and hurt Trump?
Inflation in several battleground states in the 2024 election is below the national average — in some cases by more than a full percentage point — as food prices retreat even while housing costs stay hot, according to an analysis of regional Labor ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Interest rate cut bets rise as US job creation slows; FTSE 100 at record high – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as latest US non-farm payroll shows weakening job creation. Newsflash: The UK’s services sector has posted the fastest business activity growth in almost a year, reinforcing hopes that ...The Guardian - World -
Turkey's inflation accelerates to nearly 70% in April
Turkey's inflation accelerated to 69.8% annually for the month of April, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported Friday.CNBC - Business - Turkey -
Credit cards are the ‘financing of last resort’ for older adults as inflation persists
As inflationary pressures leave older adults with little wiggle room to pay for everyday items and cover emergency costs, credit cards have become the financing method of last resort. As a result, balances have jumped since last year.MarketWatch - Business -
Gold is overvalued now and won’t help you beat inflation in coming years
New research sees gold lagging U.S. inflation by more than 7% a year over the next decade.MarketWatch - Business -
Fed still trying to assess if recent hot inflation readings mean economy is ‘overheating,’ Goolsbee says
“Everybody’s just got to take a step back and try to figure out ‘is that a sign that the economy is overheating, or is that a sign of some other thing’?” Goolsbee said.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
U.S. labor market slows in April
The U.S. job market appears to have slowed last month. 175,000 jobs were added in April, falling short of expectations, while the unemployment rate came in at 3.9%. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.CBS News - Top stories -
U.S. Job Growth Slowed in April
The economy added 175,000 jobs last month, a slowdown in hiring. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9 percent.The New York Times - Business -
Jobs growth in the US economy slows
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Slower Hiring Boosts Hopes of a Late-Summer Rate Cut
The slowdown marked a break from a string of data showing surprising strength in the labor market. Wages rose less than anticipated.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Norges Bank Holds Rates, Hints at Later Cut
Norway’s central bank held its key policy rate at 4.5% and reiterated that it was likely to stay at that level for some time, as high wage growth and a weak krone keep inflation elevated.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Eurozone Jobless Rate Still at Record Low
The eurozone’s unemployment held steady in March, a sign of the robustness of the bloc’s jobs market that might be of concern to the ECB as it focuses on the impact of sticky wage growth.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Jobs Report in Focus as Investors Seek Rate Clues
Stock futures ticked higher ahead of an employment report that is expected to show labor-market growth slowing in April.The Wall Street Journal - World