labor market

With a potential global trade war in the horizon, Global Economic Monitoring Branch Chief Dawn Holland and Economic Affairs Officer Helena Afonso consider the potential impact of two strands of the trade policy debate on the United States labour market in “Trade Policy and the United States Labour Market”.

The United States Federal Reserve raises its key policy rate by 25 basis points, amid continued strengthening of labour market conditions Rapid rise in inflation poses policy challenges for several developing economies in Africa, South Asia and Western Asia East Asian economies are experiencing a rebound in exports, but the trade outlook faces significant downside risks