Unemployment
US payrolls data proves strong
Non-farm payrolls beat expectations and wage growth rises, despite fears of a global slowdown
Euro area wage growth appears sustainable – ECB bulletin
ECB wage analysis shows increases are no longer being driven primarily by ‘wage drift’
Fed goes ahead with fourth hike of 2018
Policy-makers vote for hike despite volatility, but dovish language suggests growing caution
Fed presidents weigh in on December rate decision
Incoming data and recent speeches point to slightly more dovish outlook
No-deal Brexit could hit UK harder than global financial crisis, BoE says
Latest analysis from the UK central bank says growth could plummet 8% in the event of a no deal
Fed vice-chair calls for gradual normalisation
Inflation expectations may be lower than 2% target, says the Fed’s vice-chair
US inflation likely to fall below target – San Francisco Fed
Factors unrelated to economic cycle have increased their contribution to price increases in 2018
RBNZ and Fed ran similar policies despite different mandates, paper finds
New Zealand’s inflation target led to similar policies as Fed’s dual mandate, researchers find
Bank of Canada to weigh up alternatives to inflation targeting
Central bank will hold “full horse race” between nominal GDP targeting and other alternatives, Wilkins says
Machine learning model outperforms professional forecasters
The model may uncover new relationships in data that were previously overlooked, researcher says
Fed official downbeat on US labour market
US labour market participation in stark contrast to advanced-economy counterparts, Daly warns
Fed holds rates steady
FOMC points to slowdown in pace of fixed investment
US unemployment remains at lowest level since 1969
Hourly wage growth is at highest rate since 2009, but year-on-year inflation falls to 2%
RBNZ makes major changes to leadership structure
Central bank to be headed by a senior leadership team
US inflation slowdown raises policy challenges
Inflation has seen a lull, but several factors indicate it could rebound
Norges Bank keeps rates unchanged after September hike
Executive board notes higher inflation expectations in Q4
Next policy move will likely be hawkish, RBA says
RBA leaves rates unchanged, saying there is more progress to be made
New Zealand Treasury secretary to attend monetary policy meetings
RBNZ’s amendment bill set to create a permanent observer position for the Treasury
Barkin calls for education to improve labour participation
Addressing disparities is one of the best opportunities to ensure US growth, Barkin says
US growth remains solid in Q3 – Atlanta Fed
Real-time GDP estimation signals 4.4% growth in current quarter
Protectionism main source of uncertainty for global economy – Draghi
ECB keeps rates unchanged and reaffirms QE programme will end in December 2018
Technology shocks unbalance job market – paper
A technology shock that permanently raises productivity leads to unemployment, authors say
Denmark should avoid fiscal stimulus to preserve balanced recovery – central bank
Government should be ready to tighten public spending to prevent the economy from overheating
New Zealand to open next phase of RBNZ act review
Labour government to review case for separating prudential supervision from the central bank