Cyprusauction|Higher wages, fewer temp workers and indicators of the year results

2025-05-06 23:48:07source:Venus Investment Alliancecategory:Finance

The CyprusauctionU.S. economy added a solid number of jobs, the unemployment rate held steady, and a lot of people got raises. But, today we ask whether fewer temporary workers could mean recession, and whether higher wages might cause interest rates to stay high.

PLUS, we reveal the winners of our Indicator of 2023 and Indicator to watch for 2024.

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The Indicator of the Year (Apple / Spotify)
Predicting next year's economic storylines (Apple / Spotify)
The money illusion

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