The sharp fall in job openings in August will be welcomed by the Fed as a sign that labour market conditions are starting to move back into balance. That won’t prevent further aggressive interest rate hikes in the near term but, with the data suggesting that wage growth is set to slow, it supports our view that inflation will drop back more quickly than Fed officials expect.
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