US inflation stays at 40-year high defying expectations of bigger drop
Data highlights persistent pressures on US households
Plans to get staff back to the office are colliding with the rising costs of going to work
The cost of a daily routine – travel, coffee, food – is far pricier than it was when offices shut down two years ago
US inflation surges to 40-year high of 8.5% fuelled by rising petrol and food prices
Fed now poised to raise interest rates by half a percentage point at its next policy meeting
US inflation soars to 7% for first time since 1982
Country’s Federal Reserve lays the groundwork for tighter policy amid soaring prices
New US jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1969
Sharp drop is sign of tightness in labour market as US economy rebounds
US consumer prices rise at fastest pace in three decades
Supply chain disruptions among drivers of 6.2% increase in October
US consumer prices climb at the fastest pace since 2008
Inflation of 5% in May compared to 4.2% in April
US jobless rate dropped to 11% in June before virus spike
Rebound had gathered pace before rollback of lockdowns
US: 30 million people file for unemployment benefit
Roughly 18.4% of working-age adults out of work as Covid-19 lockdown hits economy
US economy creates a modest 130,000 jobs in August
Unemployment rate holds steady at 3.7% and average earnings growth slows
US wages grow at fastest pace in nine years
Economy adds 219,000 jobs in August keeping US on track for more interest rate increases
US unemployment rate hits 18-year low of 3.8%
US economy beats forecasts by adding 223,000 jobs in May
Sterling tanks as UK growth disappoints
US private sector pay grows at fastest pace since before the recovery started
Trump’s deportation plan could slice 2% off US GDP - study
Presidential candidate’s immigration stance has triggered strong support among voters
US jobless rate drops sharply
Some see odds increasing on America’s first interest rate hike in nearly a decade
Microsoft to look at gender pay gap after boss’s gaffe
Furor over suggestion that women should trust the system may lead to improvements
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