06 August 2021 Record Rise in Starting Salaries to Turn up the Heat on the Bank of England

Permanent staff appointments and temporary billings have both risen to near-record rates, according to a regular UK jobs survey.

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02 August 2021 Wage Pressures Rise: Lloyds Business Barometer

Wage pressures and hiring intentions at UK businesses continue to rise, according to the latest monthly Lloyds Bank Business Barometer.

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30 July 2021 U.S. Inflation Debate: Jury in Deliberation on Whether It’s Peaked

“Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent over the year. In June 2020, the increase was 2.7 percent.”

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29 July 2021 U.S. Economy’s Slower-for-Longer Recovery Vindicates Fed’s Stayed Policy Course

“In the second quarter, government assistance payments in the form of loans to businesses and grants to state and local governments increased, while social benefits to households, such as the direc…

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29 July 2021 Households Continue to Sit on Cash and One Economist says a Major Spending Boom Remains Unlikely

UK consumers continue to sit on elevated levels of savings, confounding economist expectations that unlocking the economy would result in a spending boom.

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29 July 2021 Bank of England: August 2022 Interest Rate Rise Now Likely says Deutsche Bank

The Bank of England's August 06 policy decision will be an important one for Pound Sterling and financial markets as it will likely provide a template on how it intends to whittle down its balance …

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28 July 2021 The UK House Price Surge Might have Just Peaked, But Don't Count on a Big Dip

A much-watched measure of UK house prices showed prices fell in July and economists say the recent surge in prices might finally be peaking, although industry professionals and economists don't exp…

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