Last-mile gains in inflation war hard to achieve
Kia ora,
Welcome to Friday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.
Today we lead with news policymakers are still struggling with the last-mile gains in their war on inflation.
But first, the number of Americans making initial jobless claims rose last week and by slightly more than expected. That takes them back to early June levels and while not high, it does arrest the recent reduction trend. And there were less claims in the same week a year ago. It is too…
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