Curated coverage for wages with top developments, timeline context, and connected threads.
178,000 jobs added sounds great. But the Fed won't cut rates, wages are slowing, and the Iran war is driving inflation up. Here is the full financial picture for American households right now.
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European real wages had nearly recovered to pre-COVID levels. The Iran war energy shock is threatening to push them down again. Here is the specific arithmetic of how that happens.
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Rising costs and stagnant wages are slowly eroding Europe’s middle class, creating long-term economic risks.
After years of real wage erosion, Europeans have almost recovered their pre-COVID purchasing power. The Iran energy crisis is now threatening to undo years of hard-won progress.