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Turkish unemployment will stagnate without fast growth

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TURKEY

In conjunction with other ad-hoc government measures, employment subsidies could assist economic activity in 2017 (global conditions and political developments permitting), at the…

'Big tech' troubles will rise as economic growth slows

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INT

The comment encapsulates the chaos playing out internally within the company since the acquisition. It also exposes strong headwinds that are testing ‘big tech’ platforms as the…

High-frequency unofficial data to aid US policymakers

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UNITED STATES

However, interest-rate-sensitive sectors such as home improvement are suffering the largest sales declines, according to weekly credit-card spending data. Housing prices also are…

Millions more US jobs can be added before rates rise

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UNITED STATES

March figures continued the 2% growth trend, keeping the unemployment rate close to its lowest level in more than 50 years. The median length of time an individual is unemployed…

AI use will become central to corporate recruitment

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INT

Using AIs can expand the candidate pool and increase diversity, automate the screening of applicants, making hiring quicker and thus cheaper, and provide companies with more…

Varying economic performance metrics muddy the outlook

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UNITED STATES

Estimates of income rather than output, of household rather than firms' employment, and of real rather than nominal wages often diverge, but the gap has widened since the…

UK employment and nominal wage growth will weaken

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UNITED KINGDOM

However, vacancies are now falling in most sectors. The job market will weaken this year and appears to be structurally weaker than it was in the 2010s, with higher levels of…

US policy towards defence allies could get tougher

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US/INT

Trump’s remarks renewed speculation that Defense Secretary James Mattis might be one official soon to leave the administration, although Mattis, travelling to Asia yesterday, told…

Wage-price spiral risks should moderate in the West

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INTERNATIONAL

Many employees in sectors experiencing labour shortages are able to negotiate higher pay. Central banks are stepping up the pace of monetary policy tightening, both to slow down…

GenAI will transform workplace tasks across industries

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INT

Using machine learning algorithms, these tools leverage vast online datasets to create new and unique outputs, such as images, text, videos or code, that appear to mimic human…