In the media|10 December 2024
Reuters: Sharp downgrades to US unit labor costs bode well for inflation outlook
Nancy Vanden Houten
Lead Economist
“The labor market and wage growth are receding as a source of inflationary pressures,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, Lead US Economist at Oxford Economics.
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