Fed Chair Powell said, in what could probably be his most memorable quote, “We are not even thinking about thinking about raising rates”. Given the sharp contraction in activity and employment over the last couple of months, cen

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The latest jobless claims report suggests that the labour market continues to remain strong as both initial jobless claims and continued jobless claims decreased compared to the last reporting week as well as the expec