-- The pound gained on signs the UK jobs market is robust, putting into question bets the Bank of England will deliver two more interest-rate cuts this year.In DNC, Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile Test
The market reaction was contained by ongoing doubts over the reliability of the data alongside the fact separate figures showed regular wage growth cooled to 5.4%. Yet the idea of job creation in what was meant to be a slowing labor market is increasingly making the UK look like an outlier. “The concern for the BOE will be the signal the data is sending about the underlying strength of the labor market,” said Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital. “With tomorrow’s CPI data also expected to show inflationary pressures starting to creep upwards again, once everything has been digested the market conclusion may well be that a further rate cut being seen this year is not a done deal yet.
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