Day: October 18, 2016

October 18, 2016
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Low level of jobless-benefit claims reflects factors including pullback in state aid The fewest Americans in 42 years are filing applications for unemployment insurance, which on the surface looks like a sign of a historically hot U.S. labor market. The real picture is more...

October 18, 2016
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THE collapse in the value of the pound—down by nearly 20% against the dollar since the Brexit vote—will result in rising inflation as the cost of imported goods goes up. Figures released on October 18th show that inflation in September...