
The employment rate is increasing and unemployment is decreasing. Growth driven by the over 50s
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The Italian labor market showed a positive trend between 2021 and 2026, according to data released by Istat.
«Between 2021 and 2026 the Italian labor market showed a positive trend, with an increase in the employment rate and a decline in unemployment. Employment growth affected all age groups with the exception of the youngest, being highest for the 50-64 age group (+7.8 points), also due to progressive demographic aging and pension reforms. At a contractual level, stable employment is consolidated, with an increase in permanent employees and a simultaneous reduction in fixed-term ones." Istat underlines this in the usual Note on the performance of the Italian economy, referring to July - August 2026.

ANASF and FIARC-Confesercenti propose to the Enasarco Foundation a pension fund for the children of commercial agents and financial consultants, with positions open at birth and capitalized over twenty years.

Brent oil remains above $100 a barrel on geopolitical tensions and tight supply, but UBS believes strong earnings and AI investments can support global markets.

Global central banks display divergent strategies against post-pandemic and post-Ukraine inflation. While the Fed adopts an aggressive tone, the ECB and the Bank of Japan face profoundly different economic contexts between energy shocks and reflation.

Japan GDP growth forecast above consensus in 2026 and 2027, with rising inflation and a monetary tightening cycle from the Bank of Japan.

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Minister Adolfo Urso signed a 100 million euro decree to support and relaunch the fashion, textile and accessories supply chain, allocating funds to development programs for SMEs.