By: Bardamu on Giovedì 04 Dicembre 2003 13:35
...è + forte di me, mi piace leggere chi la pensa come me.
Metto le mani avanti per chi sta per rispondermi che dovrei guardare i mercati che salgono e che invece di preoccuparmi dovrei lavorare.
Questo non è un commento sul tono dei mercati, è un commento sulla situazione economica! sono cose in "qualche" modo collegate ma non sono la stessa cosa, ok?
"The Labor Department announced today that non-farm productivity rose at a 9.4% annual rate in the third quarter, up from the 8.1% estimate given a month ago. The increased productivity drove unit labor costs down 5.8%, which is the fastest rate of decline in the last twenty years. Productivity gains are great for keeping a lid on rising consumer prices, but are hurting the employment picture. If companies can continue making more widgets (or servicing more widgets) with fewer employees, productivity will continue to improve. This has a deflationary effect on the economy, so it also implies that the Federal Reserve has plenty of time to keep interest rates at 45-year lows. We will have to wait until Friday to see how all of this translates to the employment data. As it stands, the Labor Department is expected to announce that the economy has added 150,000 jobs in November following the addition of 126,000 jobs in October. Productivity is a double-edged sword, especially if you are out there looking for a job. The positive interpretation of the data from a labor standpoint is simply that 9.4% productivity growth is unsustainable, therefore companies will need to add employees at some future date."