Labour Market & Retail Sales (Oct. 22)

The unemployment rate stayed unchanged in August and will hover around 2.5% through 2023 due to a looming economic recession. Meanwhile, retail sales values barely grew in October from September and soaring inflation points to risks that growth will remain muted this quarter.

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