Goldman: US Delta wave cresting, jobs market to rebound

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Goldman with the note.

There are now signs that the Delta wave is cresting, with a drop in the positivity rate over the last couple of weeks and a more recent decline in new hospital admissions.

We therefore expect a job market rebound in coming months and have also offset part of the Q3/Q4 GDP downgrade with stronger numbers in the first half of 2022.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.