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🇺🇸 Productivity jumped, unit labor costs fell 0.7%, and wages no longer make the case for a Fed hike

US unit labor costs fell 0.7% in Q3 as nonfarm productivity rose 3.6% annualized and the labor share hit a record low of 53.0%. That weakens the wage case for a Fed hike ahead of Friday's payrolls report.

🇺🇸 Productivity jumped, unit labor costs fell 0.7%, and wages no longer make the case for a Fed hike
US unit labor costs fell 0.7% in Q3 as nonfarm productivity rose 3.6% annualized and the labor share hit a record low of 53.0%. That weakens the wage case for a Fed hike ahead of Friday's payrolls report.
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🇪🇺 Euro area inflation hits 4.0% while Sweden hikes into a price undershoot

Euro area inflation hit 4.0% in October, the highest since September 2023, with energy doing the work and core steady at 2.5%. Markets price a December ECB hike. Sweden's first hike since 2023 got an inflation undershoot the next day.

🇪🇺 Euro area inflation hits 4.0% while Sweden hikes into a price undershoot
Euro area inflation hit 4.0% in October, the highest since September 2023, with energy doing the work and core steady at 2.5%. Markets price a December ECB hike. Sweden's first hike since 2023 got an inflation undershoot the next day.
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🇬🇧 The Bank of England hiked to 4.00%, and the Middle East conflict now decides what comes next

The Bank of England raised Bank Rate 25 basis points to 4.00% in an 8 to 1 vote, the dissent wanting more. Its forecast has CPI near 4.9% in 2027 Q2 on energy costs, and swaps price roughly a 50% chance of another hike in December.

🇬🇧 The Bank of England hiked to 4.00%, and the Middle East conflict now decides what comes next
The Bank of England raised Bank Rate 25 basis points to 4.00% in an 8 to 1 vote, the dissent wanting more. Its forecast has CPI near 4.9% in 2027 Q2 on energy costs, and swaps price roughly a 50% chance of another hike in December.
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🌏 Copom's pause is forced, not chosen, while Korea and Indonesia can afford to wait

Copom held the Selic at 13.75%, ending five straight cuts as inflation expectations rose after Lula's reelection. Korea posted a record $61.46bn current-account surplus, and Indonesia's GDP beat forecasts at 5.47%.

🌏 Copom's pause is forced, not chosen, while Korea and Indonesia can afford to wait
Copom held the Selic at 13.75%, ending five straight cuts as inflation expectations rose after Lula's reelection. Korea posted a record $61.46bn current-account surplus, and Indonesia's GDP beat forecasts at 5.47%.
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🇨🇳 Hong Kong grew 5.2% on exports while Beijing paid to steady its own markets

Hong Kong's third-quarter GDP grew 5.2% year-on-year on a 30.4% jump in goods exports while consumers stalled. Beijing ran a ¥100bn stock-support swap, put about ¥110bn behind Zhuhai Huafa and raised banks' foreign-currency reserve ratio to cool the yuan.

🇨🇳 Hong Kong grew 5.2% on exports while Beijing paid to steady its own markets
Hong Kong's third-quarter GDP grew 5.2% year-on-year on a 30.4% jump in goods exports while consumers stalled. Beijing ran a ¥100bn stock-support swap, put about ¥110bn behind Zhuhai Huafa and raised banks' foreign-currency reserve ratio to cool the yuan.
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