Does America need more unemployment? – The Economist
American summers, known for baseball games, roasted marshmallows and county fairs, have acquired new traditions: pools missing lifeguards, camps in need of counsellors and restaurants
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Could the June CPI report change the Fed’s rate trajectory? – CNN
After the June jobs report showed a cooling but still-hot picture of the labor market, investors are looking to a key inflation report due Wednesday
Last Mile of the Inflation Fight Will Be the Hardest – WSJ
There is good news on inflation in store for Americans. This week, the Labor Department is expected to report that overall inflation fell to about
A Lego-lover’s guide to preparing for the AI age – The Economist
In London’s design museum, an exhibition currently on display by Ai Weiwei, a Chinese artist, includes a 15-metre-long work called “Water Lilies #1” based on
What banks do with your money
More than 9 out of 10 Americans have bank accounts. You put money in and take it out when you need it. But what happens
PODCAST: More Americans Are Losing Their Home Insurance
More people in the U.S. are losing their home-insurance coverage due to storms, lawsuits and rebuilding costs. WSJ personal-finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins host J.R.
US borrowing costs hit 16-year high as markets unsettled by jobs data – The Financial Times
Investors sold stocks and bonds across the world on Thursday as US borrowing costs touched a 16-year high, following strong jobs figures that intensified expectations
Here’s what Americans say they need to earn to feel rich, or even just financially secure – CNN
They are age-old questions: How much do you need to feel financially secure? How much would you need to feel rich? More than 2,500 US
Tentative Weakness in US Jobs Data Won’t Be Enough to Sway Fed – Bloomberg
Tentative signs of weakness in the US labor market won’t be enough to sway the Federal Reserve from additional interest-rate increases, according to Bloomberg Economics.
Can the post-pandemic travel boom endure? – The Financial Times
Joe Younger was amazed to see hotel prices for his 10-day holiday in Montenegro this August had rocketed 80 per cent since he started looking