How Is the Fed Thinking About Unemployment?
As he guides the financial system through the coronavirus pandemic, Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, has worked to keep cash flowing through the economy. He’s done it…
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Unemployment rate nears five-year high with 1.74 million now jobless
UNEMPLOYMENT has risen to 5.1%, its highest in five years. It means the total number of jobless now stands at 1.74 million in the three months to December 2020. ?…
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Unemployment rate rises to 5% as 1.72million now without a job
AROUND 1.72million workers are now without a job as the unemployment rate rose to 5% in the three months to November. The latest figures were revealed by the Office for…
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Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses
House Democrats plan on Monday to vote on legislation that would provide for $2,000 direct payments, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying Mr. Trump should “immediately call on congressional Republicans to…
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Trump signs Covid relief bill after refusing to ok $900BN stimulus deal that caused 14M to lose unemployment benefits
DONALD Trump has signed off a $900billion Covid relief package, ending days of chaos after he refused to agree to the bipartisan deal. The announcement on Sunday evening came less…
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Millions set to lose unemployment benefits at midnight TODAY as Trump refuses to sign coronavirus relief bill
MILLIONS of Americans will lose their extra unemployment benefits at midnight unless President Donald Trump signs the coronavirus relief bill. Trump stunned Republicans and Democrats alike this week when he…
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Unemployment Aid Set to Lapse Saturday as Trump’s Plans for Relief Bill Remain Unclear
“Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600?” he said on Twitter, possibly referring to his own party’s move on Thursday to block a House…
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Workers file 853K unemployment claims last week as new wave of Covid lockdowns tanks labor market
The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September. The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of applications went up from 716,000 the…
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12MILLION Americans ‘to lose unemployment benefits at end of year’ as Covid spike grows
TENS of millions of Americans will lose their unemployment benefits next month when CARES Act provisions expire – unless lawmakers can agree on another coronavirus relief package. A new analysis…
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Rahul Gandhi, at Bihar rally, attacks Narendra Modi for not speaking about unemployment in his speeches
Rahul, who arrived in West Champaran district for his second round of campaigning in the ongoing state elections, also attacked Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over unemployment and the issue…
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