UK Data Response UK Labour Data (Jun./Jul.) The latest UK labour market figures showed that employment is rising strongly now that the wider economic recovery has gained some momentum. But the looming fiscal squeeze suggests that this will be... 11th August 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash CPI (Jul.) & Unemployment (Jun.) July’s increase in euro-zone inflation probably reflected developments in energy and food prices, while core inflation remained low. The still high rate of unemployment in the region points to further... 30th July 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response UK Labour Data (May/Jun.) The UK labour market is starting to benefit from the recovery in the wider economy. But we still doubt that private sector hiring will be able to offset the sheer scale of the looming public sector... 14th July 2010 · 1 min read
UK Economics Weekly OBR too optimistic on jobs Already we’re starting to get a feel for just how nasty the effects of the looming cuts in government spending will be. The OBR last week revealed that it expects over 600,000 public sector job cuts... 5th July 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Unemployment & Producer prices (May) May’s euro-zone unemployment figures highlight the growing divergences between the core and peripheral euro-zone economies and add to evidence that the latter group’s economic woes are far from over. 2nd July 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Flash CPI & German Unemployment (Jun.) June’s euro-zone CPI data confirm that price pressures are very subdued. And while the continued fall in German unemployment brings hope of a modest consumer recovery there, it will not be strong... 30th June 2010 · 1 min read
China Economics Focus Is China running out of cheap workers? China no longer has a surplus of underemployed workers in the countryside willing to move elsewhere for rock bottom wages, but it does still have a large and inefficient agricultural workforce. Their... 29th June 2010 · 1 min read
Japan Data Response Output, Spending, Labour (May) & SME Conf. (Jun.) The third successive monthly increase in the unemployment rate will add to concerns that the recovery in domestic demand is too fragile to offset any slowdown in exports as a result of weakening... 29th June 2010 · 1 min read
US Employment Report Preview Private sector jobs growth gets back on track 24th June 2010 · 1 min read
China Economics Update How many young workers are there? There may be 31 million fewer Chinese aged under 15 than previously thought. If so, the number of young workers will soon be falling rapidly, putting sustained upward pressure on wages. 18th June 2010 · 1 min read
UK Data Response UK Labour Data (Apr./May) The UK labour market is showing tentative signs of improvement, but still looks too fragile to withstand the looming public sector job cuts. 16th June 2010 · 1 min read
