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The RBA keeps slamming on the brakes, but the economy has already very much slowed down

GDP figures show wages and not just profits are starting to generate growth. Still, disposable income is going backwards

The Guardian - AU

Tories are still repeating the myth of the workshy poor

Letter: The idea that there is a ‘culture of worklessness’ has been debunked, but Conservatives keep making such claims to justify punitive welfare reforms, writes Carolyn McAllister

The Guardian - UK

Social welfare Ireland: Major restructuring could see Jobseekers' Benefit doubled

A new plan which would radically change how payments are made to workers who have lost their jobs will be introduced to Cabinet tomorrow

Dublin Live

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Youth allowance will go up by the largest amount since 1998 — but it remains stuck below the inflation rate

Youth and student payments will go up by 6.1 per cent on January 1 — but the increase still won't be enough to cover the cost of living amid rising inflation.

ABC News

US job data were robust though business response rate was poor

There’s one caveat to keep in mind about Friday’s surprisingly large U.S. payrolls and wage gains: the response rate from businesses was the poorest since January 2002.

Tribune News Service

US hiring stays strong in November

US labour market has defied sceptics, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs, month after month despite rising rates.

Al Jazeera

US hiring tops expectations in November as wages pick up

Washington (AFP) - US job gains were unexpectedly robust in November despite efforts to cool the economy, while unemployment held steady and wages ticked up, the government reported Friday.

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Hot US job market a challenge for Fed

WASHINGTON: US employers added more jobs than forecast in November and wages surged by the most in nearly a year, pointing to enduring inflationary pressures that boost chances of higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve.

Bangkok Post

Australian wool price plummets as China COVID lockdowns, Ukraine war, floods, inflation take toll

It's a grim week for woolgrowers as prices tumble to their lowest on the world market in 12 years. And that may not be the last of the bad news.

ABC News

Wages falling worldwide, made worse by rising wage theft

A new report from the International Labour Organization shows that right around the world, workers are going backwards.

Crikey

Continuing US jobless claims rise to highest since February

Recurring applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to the highest since February, suggesting that Americans who are losing their job are having more trouble finding a new one in a labor market that’s gradually cooling.

Tribune News Service

Applications for jobless benefits declined last week

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits came back down last week and continue to hover around levels suggesting the U.S. labor market has been largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes

The Independent UK

Eurozone unemployment drops to record low

Brussels (AFP) - Unemployment in the eurozone has dropped to a record low, at 6.5 percent in October, the EU's Eurostat statistics office said Thursday.

AFP

Unemployment rate in Ireland at 20-year record low

Despite the bleak economic forecast, more people are employed in Ireland than ever

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Daily Mirror

Poorest students more than £1,000 worse off this year as inflation outstrips support

Students are facing real terms cuts to their maintenance loans due to inflation forecast errors - as well as 'falling through the cracks" of the Government's cost of living support'

Reason

Biden's Spending Spree Is Unprecedented

Instead of redirecting course, Biden is continuing Trump’s spending legacy.

The Independent UK

Chancellor rubbishes his own advisers and denies Brexit ‘will make us poorer’

Asked about feared 4% GDP slump, Jeremy Hunt says he doesn’t accept ’all’ OBR forecasts – adding ‘I accept all the ones I agree with’

Evening Standard

One in five Brits is neither in work nor looking for work—it’s chronic

More than five million of us are completely economically inactive and claiming out-of-work benefits.

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The Independent UK

Unemployment claims rise to 240,000, highest since August

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose the highest level since August but still remained low by historic standards

Insider UK

Scots continue to cut spending amid universal pessimism over the economy

93% of Scots believe economic conditions are worse now than they were this time last year

Kiplinger

What is a Recession? 10 Facts You Need to Know

Fears of an economic downturn are once again on the rise, but what is a recession, exactly? We tackle this and other questions here.

AAP

More feel poor as cost of living bites

Soaring inflation and rising interest rates are damaging Australia's sense of community and could put the nation's resilience at risk.

The National (Scotland)

UK forecast for 'worst recession among top economies' due to Brexit and Tory policies

The latest forecast from the OECD revealed a sharp downgrade for the UK economy, which is expected to shrink by 0.4 in 2023 and grow by just 0.2…

The Independent UK

UK ‘to face worst downturn of major economies’ in 2023, says OECD

Britain facing recession which much of world will avoid, says report

Evening Standard

Energy support leads to jump in UK borrowing

UK borrowing is on course to hit an eye watering £130bn by the end of the financial year

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