The CARES Act granted stimulus checks to Americans to mitigate economic damage, but was it effective? Find out how stimulus checks affected the economy.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has contributed to a significant budget crunch at the state level that threatens a range of basic government programs and services. Some states were better prepared than others to handle this crisis.
The Federal Reserve's lending facilities are one of the many policy tools the central bank is using to stabilize the economy in response to the pandemic.
Here are five key takeaways from the first CBO analysis to fully take into account the economic effects of the pandemic and the legislative response to it.