unemployment
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Although not spelt out precisely during the interview, the implication of Block’s trade rationale is that higher unemployment means economic weakness and this would in turn lead to deteriorating corporate financials.
From MarketWatch
The unemployment rate is a key factor for the European Central Bank as it calibrates policy amid rising inflation and wage demand concerns.
Despite rising gas prices, a low unemployment rate appeared to be enough to ease immediate concerns, and yet the University of Michigan survey for March, meanwhile, recorded a 6% drop in consumer sentiment.
From MarketWatch
In the U.K., the unemployment rate had been rising, while the eurozone’s unemployment rate remained near record low—but not because businesses are hiring aggressively.
Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid echoed that view on Tuesday, saying he sees “solid demand momentum, strong productivity gains, and relatively low unemployment,” with AI-driven business investment as a major engine of growth.
From Barron's
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