Week of 20 April 2026
Weekly Markets 20 04 2026
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The US labour market is being squeezed from multiple directions at once — AI-driven layoffs, tighter immigration, geopolitical uncertainty, and reduced job mobility are combining in ways that are starting to show up in the data. We look at which sectors and demographics are bearing the brunt. Then we turn to one of the more extraordinary dynamics in high finance: hedge funds gazumping each other for star traders, with pay packages topping $50 million and the costs quietly passed on to clients. We close with a big-picture look at how financial risk management is having to evolve — and why the traditional models built to handle moderate shocks may not be fit for the world we're in.
