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Federal Trade Commission head says move will help raise wages but business lobby vows to sue
Victory was part of a $40mn campaign to organise workers at 13 mostly foreign-owned carmakers across the US
Traders further reduce probability of Federal Reserve starting its policy easing cycle in June
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Foreign carmakers have been swept up in a campaign that could transform the industry’s economics
Immigrants get the job done
The headline acts will be the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England
National Association of Realtors has agreed to pay $418mn in damages in a deal that sent brokerage shares lower
National Labor Relations Board is latest federal agency to be challenged over in-house judges
Data shows equity compensation has decreased by more than a third over past 18 months
Latest FT-Michigan Ross survey shows challenges facing president as re-election campaign gears up
Data shows 275,000 new jobs added but numbers for January and December are revised sharply downwards
Also in this newsletter: US jobs figures fuel expectations of June rate cut, Spain’s ‘liquid gold’, science round-up
Policymakers must act to ameliorate the impact of automation on incomes
It’s good for the time being, but you have to wonder what will happen when the valves are released
Officials believe inflation will continue to fall even as the US labour market shows surprising resilience
And the case for job-market optimism
Businesses are making lay-offs, forcing staff back to offices and offering smaller wage increases
Unexpectedly strong employment numbers for January masked ‘some moderation’, says Loretta Mester
With Biden’s supply-side economic policies working, November’s presidential election may well be waged on social issues
Investors rein in expectations of rate cuts after January payrolls come in at almost double economists’ forecasts
Banks take tougher stances as financial job market weakens almost four years after start of pandemic
Workers are retraining to take advantage of opportunities in sustainability and environment
And against the rotten Apple theory
Strong economic data leads investors to scale back bets on interest rate cuts
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