Saturday, September 7, 2024

Why Retirement Trends Matter to the Fed's Call on Interest Rates

Why Retirement Trends Matter to the Fed's Call on Interest Rates

Article Excerpt: "...This retirement surge was “fairly disruptive” in terms of economists’ views about the true size and health of the U.S. labor force, Bostic said. It also sparked big questions about whether any of those people who left the workforce earlier than expected would want to (or need to) rejoin the labor force in the future. “We have been very closely watching the situation and wondering whether labor supply will rebound to its pre-pandemic levels,” Bostic said. “Fortunately, it appears that retirement rates are slowly reverting closer back to their normal dynamics, which is good to see.”..."



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