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New fear unlocked: unemployment worries grip consumers

Consumers are becoming more concerned about the sluggish economy and what this could mean for jobs, with cost-of-living becoming a lower order worry.

AAP

Women ditching part-time as COVID redefines flexibility

Part-time work is fading as the go-to way of meeting flexibility needs and this could open up opportunities to narrow gender-based economic disadvantage.

AAP

US Job Gains Miss Expectations In August As Labor Market Cools

US hiring bounced back in August but missed expectations while the jobless rate crept down, government data showed Friday, paving the way towards central bank rate cuts in the coming weeks.

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Stock Market Today: Stocks End Mixed Ahead of August Jobs Report

The main indexes struggled for direction Thursday after data showed the labor market continued to cool.

Kiplinger

US Private Sector Hiring Misses Expectations In August: ADP

Hiring in the US private sector markedly undershot analyst expectations in August, said payroll firm ADP on Thursday, as the labor market's health comes under scrutiny.

International Business Times

Australia is about to get an economic health check. What do GDP figures mean and why are they important?

The numbers could mark the nadir in gross domestic product performance, while the RBA watches closely for cues to help time an interest rate cut

The Guardian - AU

Unemployment is rising and Australia’s economy is weak – but don’t hit the recession alarm just yet

Are we headed for a recession? The answer is complex – although for young people it already feels like one

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Are You Poor?

Many Americans believe they are worse off than they were before the pandemic, but the truth is that economic conditions are pretty good right now. So what's up?

Kiplinger

OPINION - This is not a drill: Britain’s economy is flashing green

I would be the first to admit it. My stories and commentaries on the state of the British economy have not made for very cheery reading over the past two or three years. Close friends have taken to calling me the Prynn Reaper during the seemingly interminable and gruelling cost…

Evening Standard

Does strong economic growth so far in 2024 bode well for Rachel Reeves? Don’t count on it

GDP growth juddered to a halt in June, backing theory the rebound is weak. The next six months could be tough

The Guardian - UK

UK economy continues recovery from recession with GDP growth of 0.6%

ONS data shows strong performance in second quarter with the service sector helping drive growth

The Guardian - UK

Dollar jumps as strong US retail sales ease recession fears – as it happened

US retail sales grew by 1% in July, much stronger than the 0.3% expected; UK GDP grew by by 0.6% in second quarter of 2024

The Guardian - UK

Public sector wages increase at second fastest pace in 14 years, ABS data shows

Private sector wages growth was up just 0.7% for the June quarter, the equal lowest since the end of 2021

The Guardian - AU

'Four for four': Chalmers celebrates wages growth

Workers are still experiencing stronger wage growth than pre-pandemic but average pay rises have peaked and are expected to keep moderating.

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Wages, job data in focus for clues on economy, rates

New data on wage growth and demand for workers will be in focus this week, as borrowers await clues on when the central bank might cut interest rates.

Latin Times

Stocks Track Wall St Rally As US Jobs Data Ease Recession Fears

Equities across the planet have seen big fluctuations since a closely watched gauge of the US labour market came in well below forecasts and fanned fears the Federal Reserve may have waited too long to cut interest rates.

International Business Times

Asian Stocks Track Wall St Rally As US Jobs Data Ease Recession Fears

Asian stocks rallied Friday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after US jobs data soothed concerns that the world's top economy could tip into recession, bringing a painful week to a positive end.

Al Jazeera

Is the US headed for a recession?

The unexpected rise of US unemployment rate to a nearly three-year high has shaken the market and split economists.

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Latin Times

Tokyo Plunges As Equity Markets Track Wall St On Recession Fears

US chip titan Intel became the latest bearer of bad news, warning it would slash more than 15 percent of its workforce -- about 18,000 jobs -- as it streamlines operations.

Newslaundry

Gender budget gets 19% more, but health, nutrition remain underfunded

This year, the Union government allocated Rs 3.27 lakh crore or 6.8 percent of total expenditure under the gender budget, which includes schemes for the welfare of women. This represents a 19 percent increase compared to the revised estimate for 2023-24 and is also 5 percent higher than the interim budget for…

Dynamite News

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaches in Parliament to present Union Budget 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Parliament to present the Union Budget for 2024-25. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey apologises to Alan Bates at the Post Office Horizon inquiry – as it happened

Lib Dem leader had declined meeting with campaigner in May 2010, saying "‘I do not believe it would serve any useful purpose’

USAFacts

The federal budget: an overview

In 2023, the US government brought in $4.47 trillion and spent $6.16 trillion.

The Guardian - AU

Why neither growth nor degrowth make sense as long-term objectives for Australia’s economy

What we need to reduce is the ‘throughput’ of the residual industrial economy

Latin Times

UK Economic Recovery Improves As Election Looms

Gross domestic product expanded by 0.7 percent in the first three months of this year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement, upgrading the prior estimate of 0.6-percent expansion and beating market expectations for no change.

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