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State of US job market keeps rate rise an option
Job openings ticked up in August but other indicators showed the still-tight job market slowing steadily
United StatesAI tools pose a rising threat to internet freedoms
A new report has underlined the rise in internet restrictions and in the misuse of artificial intelligence tools
InternationalGlobal services slowdown raises policy-making risks
The services PMIs are largely contracting, helping bring headline prices lower but also slowing major economies' growth
InternationalHigher oil prices would transform the economic outlook
OPEC+ expects the oil price to remain elevated into 2024
InternationalDeeper manufacturing downturn adds to recession risks
Manufacturing PMIs have worsened in the euro-area, Japan and ASEAN
InternationalDecarbonisation to test the boom in business aviation
Business aviation and private jet usage has surged since end-2019 but faces a huge test to reduce its carbon footprint
InternationalIssue of state control impedes UN treaty on cybercrime
The sixth round of UN negotiations on a new cybercrime treaty concluded in New York last month, but without an agreement
InternationalCPI slowdown points to ECB rate pause next month
Services prices fell by the most since 2020, helping both headline and core inflation to fall markedly below 5%
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