00:00In China, new home prices continued to decline in
00:03Your salary can go up and you can still feel financially worse off.
00:16That is one of the biggest labor market concerns emerging in 2026.
00:20New research suggests that real wage growth has slowed sharply this year.
00:25This means after inflation, increases are much smaller.
00:31Global salaries are still growing, but the increase remains modest.
00:34Real salary growth was estimated at around 0.6% in 26, with positive growth in 70% of countries.
00:41In China, new home prices continued to decline in September.
00:46The country's property market is dealing with a prolonged slowdown.
00:50The UK housing market is showing a softer trend in October.
00:54Annual price growth eased to 0.5%, while mortgage approvals reached their
00:58lowest point since late 2023.
01:06The bigger housing issue worldwide is affordability.
01:10Buyers must balance home prices with mortgage costs and their everyday expenses.
01:15Under the federal market here, new business costs from now $4.
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