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Labour market still strengthening

It should only be a matter of time before the recent fall in the number of people losing their job is followed by a rise in the number of people finding a job. Less firing and more hiring is obviously a healthy recipe for faster employment growth, which is one reason why we believe the Fed will announce a tapering of QE3 at Wednesday’s FOMC meeting.

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