Unemployment
Bullard: low unemployment does not mean high inflation
Recent research shows US unemployment could fall to 2.5%, while inflation would be 1.86%, says St Louis Fed president
Latin America lags in use of robotics, but faces same threats
Robots threaten more than 50% of jobs across region, report warns, but can also boost productivity
San Francisco Fed research explores evolution of job-matching efficiency
As people out of the labour force are included, the volatility of the job-to-job transition rate falls, economists find
New NY Fed dataset shows weakening labour market
New York Fed unveils new, more granular labour market data
Wage growth may be stronger than headline figures suggest
San Francisco Fed researchers point to evidence that headline figures may overstate wage weakness
Kansas Fed paper looks at impact of recessions on US workers
Participation rate of “prime-age” workers most likely to vary with business cycle, paper says
Swedish GDP growth beats forecast, adding to bank’s concerns
Fixed-asset investment expands by 7%, fuelling fears housing sector is heading towards bubble
Kganyago: monetary policy can't solve South Africa’s structural issues
Sarb governor defends mandate, saying the institution is focusing on what it “can do”, not “what it would like to do”
Flexible working may shift Nairu, ECB’s Mersch warns
Technology may increase insecurity and weaken collective bargaining, says senior ECB figure
Inflation expectations down in ECB forecaster survey
Forecasters see inflation falling slightly, despite rising employment and GDP growth
Deregulation aided women entering US labour force – paper
ECB paper finds opening up the credit market helped reduce the gender gap in the labour force
Barbados government should cut staffing to reduce expenditure – Worrell
Government should aim to reduce its expenditure rather than raise taxes, says former central bank governor
Inflation data causes rift in FOMC
Fed officials discuss whether incoming low inflation data is “transitory” or sign of worrying things to come
Norges Bank study: regional network is supplying useful information
Central bank’s network of contacts is able to deliver better information on growth than other sources, report finds
BoE’s Haldane examines changing nature of work
Rise of “gig economy” and self-employment may have weakened wage-setting power among workers
Norges Bank sees room for improvement when forecasting wages
Central bank and other forecasters struggled to produce accurate estimates of wage growth and unemployment
Brainard turns cautious on inflation concerns
Lack of wage growth and lower than expected inflation data could slow further monetary easing, says Fed governor
Fed report finds many people left behind by growth
Survey finds nearly a quarter of Americans struggling to pay their bills
Adopting a dual mandate will not solve South African unemployment – Kganyago
Unemployment problems are caused by structural issues, Sarb governor says
Deterioration in labour market not yet hitting unemployment – Chile’s Marcel
Chilean governor says self-employment has acted as a “significant buffer” as employment declined
‘Our independence is under threat’ – Yellen
Fed chair cites two legislative bills that could significantly harm central bank’s ability to make independent decisions
Mexico’s Carstens calls for continued trade cooperation with the US
Protectionist policies would be a step backward for both nations, Bank of Mexico governor suggests
BoE’s Forbes dissents as inflation looms
MPC member votes for 25bp hike as inflation looks set to exceed target until “at least” 2020
Policy intervention helps economies escape ‘stagnation traps’ – paper
Research published by ECB explains how “pessimistic expectations” can lead to low employment and growth