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Joblessness below pre-COVID levels: Finance Ministry

Q1 surge in private consumption not just a function of pent-up demand but also rising employment levels, it says

The Hindu

Companies declared insolvent in England and Wales jump by 43%

Businesses may struggle as consumers cut back spending amid high inflation and rising fuel costs, economists warn

The Guardian - UK

Recession fears grow as number of businesses going bust rises in August

Figures show the cost-of-living crisis is biting before small businesses have fully recovered from the pandemic

Evening Standard

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Northern Ireland jobs market remains in good health despite economic headwinds

HMRC said there were a record number of pay-rolled jobs in August

Birmingham Post

Lenders urged to cancel Zambia debt as country faces economic collapse

Economists accuse bondholders of standing to make huge profits at the expense of the crisis-hit country

The Guardian - UK

More interest rate rises ahead but pace of increase set to slow, RBA governor says

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says he will keep lifting interest rates but the pace will soon slow down and he is confident the economy can absorb the rises.

ABC News

Jobs market 'at turning point' as employers end recruitment

Lower paid workers are facing 'worst-ever' financial crisis, research warns

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How central banks are risking a global recession

Major economies are delivering interest rate increases to quash domestic inflation.

Axios

Kwasi Kwarteng considers removing cap on bankers’ bonuses

This is a government in a hurry. Boris Johnson secured an 80-seat majority but due to a combination of Covid, scandal and ideological torpor, did not get much done. Liz Truss, on the other hand, has no plans to let this majority go to waste.

Evening Standard

Economists discount unemployment rise amid ‘bright’ jobs outlook

Australia's unemployment rate ticked up for the first time in 10 months as more Australians looking for work offset a solid rise in jobs.

The New Daily

How do interest rates affect inflation?

Borrowing costs at their highest level in 14 years

The Independent UK

What is inflation and what is its current rate in the UK and Europe?

UK inflation fell this week as fuel prices dropped

The Independent UK

Chancellor wants to scrap bankers’ bonus cap to boost City of London

Boris Johnson backed away from move, fearing political backlash – but Kwasi Kwarteng has put it back on agenda

The Independent UK

Australia’s unemployment rate rises slightly from 3.4% to 3.5% as more people seek work

Labour market figure will be watched by economists as a guide to Reserve Bank’s decision on whether to further raise interest rates

The Guardian - AU

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AAP

Australian jobless rate lifts to 3.5pct

The jobless rate grew to 3.5 per cent in August, lifting from the record low 3.4 per cent figure in July.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Kwasi Kwarteng: better at making enemies than forging policy

Editorial: The new chancellor is trying to wrongfoot Labour. That’s an easier game than living up to his pledges

The Times of India

Explained: What India needs to do to tame soaring inflation

NEW DELHI: Just when the world was gradually recuperating from the slowdowns caused by Covid-19 pandemic in the last 2 years, the war between Russia and Ukraine worsened matters.

Daily Mirror

When is Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget and what will be in it for you?

Liz Truss's Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver a 'fiscal event' this Friday - with tax cuts, freeports on steroids and the end of a bankers' bonus cap all on the cards

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The Guardian - UK

Recession threat looms as UK grinds to a halt to mourn Queen

Bank holiday for state funeral could send productivity plummeting at a time when country is struggling for growth

The Independent UK

Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent

U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession

Tribune News Service

Inflation surprise puts onus on Fed to hit brakes even harder

The U.S. economy has shown surprising resilience in the face of the fastest inflation and interest-rate hikes in a generation. That means the Federal Reserve will have to stomp even harder on demand.

ABC News

ASX slumps, Wall St suffers biggest falls since 2020 after US inflation shock

An unexpected rise in US consumer prices sees global share markets take fright on worries about more aggressive interest rate rises by the US central bank. The Australian dollar plunges on a surging greenback.

The Independent UK

Kwarteng plan to boost growth ‘could take decade to achieve target’

Expected ‘sugar rush’ of tax cuts could knock growth off track by forcing up inflation and interest rates, economists warn

Evening Standard

Workers’ real pay drops for ninth month in row

Figures indicate that real pay dropped by 3.9% in the three months to July, one of the largest falls since records began

The Guardian - UK

UK unemployment is lowest since 1974 but workers face pay squeeze

Winter likely to be among the toughest in living memory as inflation fuels cost of living crisis

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