UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Surveys may not signal much'
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UK labor market data are due. Employment is not a constraint on British consumers (and unemployment data come with quality health warnings). Average earnings will be a market focus, although if flexible working allows people to move into higher paid employment this raises average
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