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May 2021
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Consumer price data stokes inflation fea...

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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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