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Wall Street isn’t pricing in recession risk
There can be a large lag between the economy weakening and confirmation of an R-word event catching up
Dollar bearishness reaches highest level since 2006, says survey
Investors expect greenback to depreciate over next 12 months, according to BofA research
Data shows little sign that tax increase on employers is leading to mass layoffs | Heather Stewart
No dramatic shakeout so far, but jobs data may yet look like a snapshot of the calm before the storm of Trump’s tariffs
The UK jobs market continues to cool but Rachel Reeves will be relieved that there is little sign as yet in the latest data that her tax increase on employers is leading to mass job losses.
Targeting employer national insurance contributions (NICs) to raise an extra £25bn in October’s budget sparked a furious business backlash and dire warnings about the impact for workers.
Low-deposit mortgage deals highest for 17 years
Choice of home loans requiring small deposits of 5% or 10% reaches levels last seen in the 2008 financial crisis.
Off-the-run credit liquidity is the worst since March 2020
But fresh credit remains weirdly healthy