The Federal Reserve has announced trillions of dollars in stimulus packages but it may not be sufficient as the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is severely impacting the US economy. Experts feel the need for additional relief measures including unemployment benefits to prevent a prolonged recovery for the economy.
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
Joseph Zeballos-Roig, a journalist and writer, shared an article on how former Federal Reserve chairs and 130 economists signed a letter requesting additional relief measures to stop the US economy suffering a prolonged recovery.
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Although the Federal Reserve has announced $3.5bn in stimulus package, the experts felt that more needs to be done to ensure that the US economy recovers at a faster pace. Prolonged economic downturn can damage the economic and wealth creation opportunities especially minority communities, the article added.
Over 130 economists including @HBoushey, @jasonfurman @Claudia_Sahm and others are urging Congress in a letter to pass another round of federal relief to prevent "prolonged suffering and stunted economic growth." https://t.co/friMQ8aJhL
— Joseph Zeballos-Roig (@josephzeballos) June 16, 2020
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The total number of people who claimed unemployment benefits increased to 1.56 million between April and May. The performance of the labour market will play a key role in the recovery of the economy, the article adds.
https://twitter.com/HowardArcherUK/status/1272878028679413760
