Central bankers remained committed to wrestling inflation lower, and wanted to make sure investors understood that message, minutes from its December meeting showed.
Category: Wages and Salaries
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U.K. Rail Strike May Scuttle Post-Holiday Plans to Return to Work
Public sympathy for striking nurses and other health workers is particularly strong, posing a challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has promised to confront trade unions.
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Why China’s Economy Faces a Perilous Road to Recovery
Years of lockdowns took a brutal toll on businesses. Now, the rapid spread of Covid after a chaotic reopening has deprived them of workers and customers.
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France Desperately Needs Workers, but the Fixes Could Anger Left and Right
Legalization of undocumented workers and pared-down unemployment benefits are part of the government’s plan to fill hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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It’s Boom Times for Santa
Like other in-person workers, Santa took a hit the first two years of the pandemic. But he’s back in a big way.
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U.K. Braces Amid Largest Walkout by Ambulance Workers in Decades
The industrial action, seeking higher pay and better working conditions, was driven by a cost-of-living crisis and coincides with strikes by rail workers, nurses and others.
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Why It’s Hard to Predict What the Economy Will Look Like in 2023
Years into the pandemic, it is still difficult to get a handle on what comes next for the economy by looking at examples from the past.
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Drinking at Work Events and More Questions Answered by Roxane Gay
“Don’t get too drunk at work” is a good rule. Don’t let co-workers convince you to break it.
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U.K. Inflation Rate Slows to 10.7 Percent
Helped by an easing of price increases for fuel and other goods, the rate of inflation in November edged down from a 41-year high.
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Inflation Forecasts Were Wrong Last Year. Should We Believe Them Now?
Economists misjudged how much staying power inflation would have. Next year could be better — but there’s ample room for humility.
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Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?
His opposition to a union isn’t primarily about the bottom line, friends say. It clashes with his image of Starbucks as a model employer.
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Workers at E.V. Battery Plant in Ohio Vote to Unionize
The result, at a plant owned by General Motors and a South Korean company, is a milestone for the auto union in organizing electric vehicle workers.