Slowing US labor cost gains brighten inflation picture

WASHINGTON  – U.S. labor costs rose less than expected in the fourth quarter and the annual increase was the smallest in two years, signs of moderating wage inflation that could give the Federal Reserve room to start cutting interest rates by June. Compensation costs growth is slowing as labor market conditions ease in response to the U.S. central bank’s tight monetary policy stance. Government data on
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