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The Intercept: Bank Of America Hopes Working Americans "Lose Power"

AND Magazine Staff
Aug 2
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The Intercept reported on a memo they obtained written by Bank of America’s Ethan Harris, head of global economics research for their investment banking arm. It says we hope conditions for American workers will get worse…

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BANK OF AMERICA MEMO, REVEALED: “WE HOPE” CONDITIONS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS WILL GET WORSE
Bank of America Memo, Revealed: “We Hope” Conditions for American Workers Will Get WorseThe financial behemoth privately fears that regular people have too much leverage.theintercept.com

August 2nd 2022

A BANK OF AMERICA executive stated that “we hope” working Americans will lose leverage in the labor market in a recent private memo obtained by The Intercept. Making predictions for clients about the U.S. economy over the next several years, the memo also noted that changes in the percentage of Americans seeking jobs “should help push up the unemployment rate.”

The memo, a “Mid-year review” from June 17, was written by Ethan Harris, the head of global economics research for the corporation’s investment banking arm, Bank of America Securities. Its specific aspiration: “By the end of next year, we hope the ratio of job openings to unemployed is down to the more normal highs of the last business cycle.”

The memo comes amid a push by the Federal Reserve to “cool down” the economy, informed by much of the same rationale — that high wages are driving inflation. This year, the Fed has increased interest rates for the first time since 2018. Historically, this has often caused recessions, and that is exactly what appears to be happening now: The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the gross domestic product has fallen for the second quarter in a row, indicating that a recession may have already begun.

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