UK companies are becoming less forthcoming about what they’re willing to pay to fill open roles, indicating that employers are no longer under pressure to boost wages in a weakening labor market https://t.co/LUQZje9gzZ ...

Labor Market Overview - Jobless claims have decreased to 218,000, down from a revised 232,000, indicating no significant firing issues in the labor market [1] - Continuing claims are slightly down to 1,926,000 from a revised 1,928,000, suggesting companies are hesitant to make employment decisions [1] Economic Perception - The current jobless claims data might suggest a strong economy, with a 5% impression of stability, but there are underlying issues that need to be addressed [2] - The labor market is characterized by low hiring and low firing rates, which has been a consistent trend throughout the year [3] Wage Dynamics - Wage growth is uneven across the labor market, particularly affecting low-income earners who are losing ground to higher-income workers [4][5] - Wages are critical in linking the job market to inflation, with projections indicating that inflation will remain above target for the next two years [4]

Wages in Poland grew their slowest since 2021 in August, coming in below analysts’ expectations and raising the prospect of an interest rate cut next month https://t.co/pxUipRWgSd ...

The latest UK wages data won't make much difference to the Bank of England interest rate decision this week. But it does highlight yet another long-term challenge facing Britain's public finances - the cost of indexing the state pension. https://t.co/Ng9JmM9SPb ...

RT SightBringer (@_The_Prophet__)The script handed down - stay out of trouble, get your degree, climb the ladder - was written for a world that no longer exists.It worked when capital was anchored to production, when wages tracked productivity, and when assets weren’t financialized into instruments of rent extraction. That world is gone.Here’s the real truth:1. Wages decoupled from wealthSince the 1970s, productivity has continued to rise while wages flatlined. The difference didn’t vanish - it was captured ...

🇺🇸 U.S. wages priced in Bitcoin have fallen by 87% over the past 5 years.Work harder for less...or save in Bitcoin.h/t @PricedinBTC https://t.co/yas0lWH4rD ...

Worried that too little of your firm’s revenue flows into wages? Since the gains of your hard work are going to shareholders, it might help to be one of them https://t.co/LXEJ8uqB0n ...

Thousands of workers are set to rally in Jakarta and 38 other Indonesian provinces on Thursday to demand higher wages and lower taxes, marking a second major street protest this week https://t.co/xLsBON7AtH ...

Chimath, what issue will determine the midterms and then the 2028 election. Look at your crystal ball there, Chimath, and tell us what you see. Yeah, midterms might be easier to to think about, right.I think the midterms are going to be about the economy, but the economy is going to be a window into a lot of these other issues, the safety security issue, the immigration issue, the tariff issue, rates. I think rates are going to be an enormous swing factor here. I think Powell is really holding on white knuc ...

Immediately preceding and following the pandemic, wages for poor workers began rising much faster than they did for the rich. That era may have now come to at least a temporary halt. https://t.co/VVjdvZdE96? ...