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title: From the FT article on “Labour markets stuck in a ‘low hire, low fire’ cycle”:
description: “Labour markets in many leading economies are freezing up as uncertainty over trade, tax and artificial intelligence causes employers to put off hiring and firing and employees to stick with their jobs.”
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# [From the FT article on “Labour markets stuck in a ‘low hire, low fire’ cycle”:](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/from-the-ft-article-on-labour-markets-stuck-in-a-low-hire-low-fire-cycle)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Oct 6, 2025, 3:22:18 PM

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