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| | | ... energy and food prices have been the main driving factors pushing up the headline rate. Meanwhile, the Japanese labour market should remain fairly strong given indications from recent surveys showing labour shortages and that firms are still hiring. ... |
| | | | ... could alleviate pressure on consumer prices going forward. And speaking of further economic growth weakness, the US labour market continue to soften. Initial jobless claims were estimated to be 450,000 in the week ending 9 August. This is more than market ... |
| | | | ... from the government's tax rebates that were distributed in May and June this year. The combination of a softening labour market, still high petrol and food prices, the housing downturn and financial market volatility indicates that retail spending will ... |
| | | | ... prices are continuing to make their way through into higher wages. Given the continued tightness in the domestic labour market, the WCI is expected to increase by 1 percent in the second quarter. This represents an acceleration from the 0.9 percent pace ... |
| | | | ... warned that sales would slow in the coming months despite reporting a 3 percent increase in July sales. A slowing labour market, high consumer prices, falling house prices and tighter lending standards will continue to crimp consumer spending and further ... |
| | | | The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the Australian Labour Force report today. Market expectations centre on a meager 5K increase in jobs in July and the unemployment rate to rise to 4.3 percent. This forecast represents a softening from ... |
| | | | ... addition, Australia's trade balance is in surplus which should contribute to economic growth. Not to mention, the labour market remains robust. Australian employment will be another key statistic scheduled for release this week. The economy is expected ... |
| | | | ... 367,000 so far this year. This compares with last year's average of 322,000. This is consistent with the weakening labour market. The official US non-farm payrolls report is scheduled for released tonight. Consensus forecasts centre around a decline ... |
| | | | ... following a 15.2 percent fall in the previous month. Tighter US lending standards, rising mortgage rates, a weakening labour market and an increasing volume of unsold houses points to further falls in the US property market. Turning to Europe, tight ... |
| | | | ... up from the 10.8-month supply in May. Tight credit conditions, strained consumer balance sheets and a weakening labour market will continue to act as a drag on housing going forward. In Europe, high inflation, reduced spending power, tighter credit conditions ... |
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