The US economy added fewer workers than projected in September and wage growth disappointed, suggesting high costs are keeping employers cautious.
Price pressures, including higher costs for energy, have mounted across the globe. In the euro area, inflation accelerated to the quickest in three years. Beyond petroleum products, war and weather have driven world food prices to the highest since 2022.
Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy, markets and geopolitics:
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