Wells Fargo Employees Unionize

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Year To Date Performances:

1. Wells Fargo's Albuquerque, New Mexico branch employees voted 5 to 3 to join the Communications Workers of America’s Wells Fargo Workers United, marking a significant development in labor unionization within the banking industry. This move, highlighted by employee Sabrina Perez, positions Wells Fargo as the first major U.S. bank to embrace a union, despite the industry's general resistance to such efforts. While Wells Fargo respects the decision, it believes direct employee-company engagement is preferable. This unionization trend is expanding, with upcoming votes in Wells Fargo branches in Bethel, Alaska, and Daytona Beach, Florida, reflecting a growing labor movement across various sectors.

2. In November, UK inflation slowed more than anticipated, leading to a change in market expectations and speculation about the Bank of England potentially shifting from its stance on raising interest rates. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed the Consumer Price Index increasing by 3.9% year-on-year, a notable decline from October's 4.6% rise and well below the 4.3% rate economists had forecasted. In response, traders have significantly adjusted their predictions, now heavily betting on the Bank of England cutting interest rates in the next year by up to 145 basis points. This represents the largest shift in this cycle, with the market anticipating potentially five quarter-point rate reductions.

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