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Top StoriesMacron, le pen clash over cost of living in French election debate
Poverty, education levels draw battle lines in French election
Date: April 12, 2022
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a presidential run-off on April 24 promising to tackle high inflation, an analysis of first-round voting data shows the far-right challenger with an edge in low-income areas hardest hit by soaring costs. Sensing people’s frustration in the face...
UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but inflation eats into pay
Date: April 12, 2022
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britons’ earnings shrank by the most since 2013 in February when adjusted for surging inflation, despite unemployment falling to its joint lowest in almost 50 years, highlighting the challenges facing the Bank of England. The jobless rate sank to 3.8% in the three months to February from...
Far-right mayor touts perpignan as harbinger of le pen’s France
Date: April 8, 2022
By Makini Brice PERPIGNAN, France (Reuters) – In the southern French city of Perpignan, the far-right mayor Louis Aliot says he has succeeded in de-demonising his party’s image and even won new supporters as he bolsters police numbers, hosts literacy classes and cleans up the streets. While his critics say they have seen no significant...
Spain’s jobs market improves as reforms help offset strike, inflation
Date: April 4, 2022
By Belén Carreño (Reuters) – Spain’s labour market withstood soaring inflation and a crippling truckers’ strike in March to see a drop in unemployment, data showed on Monday, helped in part by reforms aimed at cutting the use of temporary contracts. The number of people registering as jobless in Spain slipped 0.09% in March from...
U.S. yield curve inverts after strong jobs data; world shares mixed
Date: April 1, 2022
By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Government bond yields resumed their upward climb on Friday on signs of persistent prices pressures, as world shares whipsawed in choppy trade and oil prices braced for a 13% weekly fall following reserve releases. U.S. data released on Friday showed employers added 431,000 jobs in March and...
World shares rise, U.S. yield curve inverts after strong jobs data
Date: April 1, 2022
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – World shares bounced and government bond yields resumed their upward climb on Friday on signs of persistent prices pressures, while oil was poised for a 13% weekly fall following reserve releases. U.S. data released early Friday showed employers added 431,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to...