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Global Economy

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US PCE price index shows zero monthly inflation in May

US PCE price index showed 0% monthly inflation in May, bolstering market narrative that consumption sentiment has weakened in Q2 and helped easing inflationary pressure in the US economy.

UK Economic Inactivity and Long-term Sickness

Post-covid trend of the economic inactivity in the UK

Resilient US job market continues easing trend

Non-farm payroll booked an increase of 236,000 in March, a further deceleration from February's 326,000, which was revised upward from the preliminary figure of 311,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' establishment survey.

US CPI down to 2.9% in July as disinflation continues

US headline CPI down to 2.9% in July, lowest since March 2021

US labor market cools down further with job openings, hires, quits all drop in...

The March US job opening and labor turnover (JOLT) report shows that job opening rate, hire rate and quit rate all dropped marginally in March, showing further cool down in the US labor market.

US CPI decelerates further in March to close 2 year low

Consumer price index grew for March 5% over the past year, reaching the lowest level since May 2021. Nonetheless, Core CPI recorded a 5.6% increase, up from 5.5% in February.

Why Fed projects to cut rates next year even it expects failure to reach...

Inflation projections by Fed officials show that PCE inflation will not reach 2% by the end of 2025. Why the Fed expects to cut rate next year then?

US PCE inflation drops to 2.5% as disinflationary trend continues

Inflation in the US cooled off further to 2.5% over the year to the end of June, according to the latest reading of US Bureau of Economic Analysis's PCE price index.

US CPI inflation rebounds in Dec to 3.4%

Core CPI inflation continues to decelerate to 3.93%

US gains 272,000 jobs in May, blows past expectations

US gained 272,000 nonfarm employment in May blew past market expectations of an 185,000 increase. Meanwhile, unemployment rate rose to 4%, which is the highest level since November 2021.

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