Consumer price data stokes inflation fears, US labour shortage
05/13/21 • 8 min
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US stocks suffered their worst losses in months and government bonds also fell after government data showed the US inflation rate jumped to a 13-year high, and the Colonial pipeline has resumed operations following last week’s ransomware attack. Plus, the FT’s Taylor Nicole Rogers discusses a labour shortage in the US that is making it hard for employers to find enough workers as the economy opens up.
Wall Street ends lower as inflation debate intensifies
https://www.ft.com/content/fd3abbb8-955a-46b3-bc45-9a4fb7b95265
Colonial pipeline resumes operations following ransomware attack
https://www.ft.com/content/b6ac99ea-d7c6-49dd-b7d7-1284ce2e85c0?
US employers struggle to find willing workers after pandemic year
ft.com/content/52ecab21-c90d-4ee7-be7f-612da5355c77
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US stocks suffered their worst losses in months and government bonds also fell after government data showed the US inflation rate jumped to a 13-year high, and the Colonial pipeline has resumed operations following last week’s ransomware attack. Plus, the FT’s Taylor Nicole Rogers discusses a labour shortage in the US that is making it hard for employers to find enough workers as the economy opens up.
Wall Street ends lower as inflation debate intensifies
https://www.ft.com/content/fd3abbb8-955a-46b3-bc45-9a4fb7b95265
Colonial pipeline resumes operations following ransomware attack
https://www.ft.com/content/b6ac99ea-d7c6-49dd-b7d7-1284ce2e85c0?
US employers struggle to find willing workers after pandemic year
ft.com/content/52ecab21-c90d-4ee7-be7f-612da5355c77
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