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US Q2 employment cost index +0.9% vs +1.0% expected

Prior was +1.2%Wages q/q +0.9% vs +1.1% priorBenefits +1.0% vs +1.1% prior

This data is a bit lagged but highlights the slow softening in wages and should give the Fed more confidence that a wage-price spiral isn’t a risk.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

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