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US adds 175,000 April jobs as hiring slows and unemployment stays steady

April’s figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong

Published: 3 May 2024

UK unemployment rate leaps to 4.2% amid fears of job cuts

Pay growth is stronger than expected, underlining dilemma over when to cut interest rates

Published: 16 Apr 2024
Rising unemployment points to worrying signs for UK economy

Published: 16 Apr 2024
Biden hails ‘America’s comeback’ as 303,000 new jobs in March beat forecast

Published: 5 Apr 2024

UK unemployment rises and wages growth falls in recession

Employers cut back on hiring new staff in three months to January as slowdown bites

Published: 12 Mar 2024

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The Body Shop UK falls into administration; UK wage growth and US inflation hit rate cut hopes – as it happened

The Body Shop has collapsed into administration in the UK, less than three months after it was taken over by a private equity company

Published: 13 Feb 2024

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US inflation eases to 3.1%; UK wage growth slows and vacancies drop – business live

US consumer prices rose at a slower rate last month, with energy costs dropping in a boost to America’s drivers

Published: 12 Dec 2023

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Pound, shares and bonds rally as US inflation slows to 3.2% – as it happened

US core inflation has dropped to a two-year low, cheering investors, while more firms fall into insolvency last month

Published: 14 Nov 2023

UN report: 80% of Gaza inhabitants relied on international aid before war

Unctad outlines conditions last year, with unemployment rate of 45% one of highest in world

Published: 25 Oct 2023
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UK regular pay rising faster than inflation again; Goldman Sachs profits fall by a third – as it happened

Basic pay outpaces inflation for the first time in almost two years, but fall in vacancies suggests jobs market is cooling

Published: 17 Oct 2023

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Rising mortgage rates will cause ‘financial stress’, MPs hear, as two-year fixed rates hit 15-year high – as it happened

Treasury Committee quiz lenders about mortgage rates, as two-year fixed mortgage rate rises to 6.66%, highest since 2008

Published: 11 Jul 2023

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CMA denies blocking Microsoft-Activision deal is bad for UK’s reputation; unemployment rises – as it happened

Turning a blind eye to anti-competitive deals wouldn’t improve UK’s reputation as good place to do business, suggests Competition and Markets Authority

Published: 16 May 2023
US employers added 253,000 jobs in April showing jobs market remains robust

April broke downward trend in growth of labor market, which has been slowing over the last few months

Published: 5 May 2023

Sickness drags down UK economy as job vacancies go unfilled

Rishi Sunak wants growth, but ONS figures show rising levels of inactivity because of ill-health

Published: 18 Apr 2023

UK pay growth slowdown adds to inflation squeeze on households

Employment increased in January as younger employees returned to workplace, says ONS

Published: 14 Mar 2023

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