****************UK unemployment and employment both fell, meaning more people are simply becoming economically inactiveCredit:Simon Dawson / Bloomberg
- Mixed signals from jobs market as unemployment falls, but employment, wage growth and vacancies all slip
- Productivity growth remains “incredibly low”
- Vodafone raises guidance despite India pressures
- Pound holds flat against euro after yesterday’s gains
- FTSE 100 advances moderately
- British Steel saved by £ 1.2bn rescue deal with China’s Jingye
- Wall Street ended mostly lower in a quiet holiday session
- Juliet Samuel:It’s time for the UK to invest – not just in infrastructure but tech and universities too
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