Overseas Headlines – June 14, 2022

United States:

Powell Facing Choice Between Elevated US Inflation and Recession

“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is facing an increasingly grim calculus after yet another hot inflation reading last week: He probably has to push the economy into recession in order to regain control of prices.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-12/powell-facing-choice-between-elevated-us-inflation-and-recession?srnd=economics-vp#xj4y7vzkg

Europe:

UK Jobs Market May Be Loosening With Surprise Drop in Median Pay

“Britain’s labor market showed tentative signs of easing with the first drop in median wages in almost a year. The mid-point in the earnings spectrum slid to £2,076 a month, according to real-time tax authority data. published by the Office for National Statistics. It took annual growth in median pay to a seven-month low of 5.4%.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-14/uk-jobs-market-may-be-loosening-with-surprise-drop-in-median-pay?srnd=economics-vp#xj4y7vzkg

Asia:

China Is Walking Back Virus Loosening Weeks After Reopening

“China is starting to re-impose Covid-19 restrictions just weeks after major easing in key cities, raising concern the country may once again employ strict lockdowns to control its outbreak.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-12/shanghai-reimposes-dine-in-ban-punishes-officials-over-lapse?srnd=economics-vp#xj4y7vzkg

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