Labor Market Mysteries

Notes on the Week Ahead by Dr. David Kelly

Aug 31, 202610:16Business

In a generally upbeat Jackson Hole speech on Friday, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh asserted that “labor markets are consistent with full employment”. Given that the current unemployment rate, at 4.1%, is the lowest it’s been...

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