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Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation
August 2020
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Bloomberg
Aug 10, 2020
Sharp, Short U.S. Recession Giving Way to Longer-Term Scarring
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The New York Times
Aug 9, 2020
Trump’s Orders on Coronavirus Relief Create Confusion
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Reuters
Aug 9, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin Open Door to Narrower COVID-19 Aid through 2020
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NPR
Aug 8, 2020
In Executive Actions, Trump Extends Some Unemployment Benefits, Defers Payroll Taxes
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NPR
Aug 7, 2020
Long Road to Recovery: Hiring Slows in July, as U.S. Employers Add 1.8 Million Jobs
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The Washington Post
Aug 6, 2020
White House, Democrats Fail to Reach Agreement on Virus Relief Bill, and Next Steps Are Uncertain
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The Washington Post
Aug 6, 2020
Federal Reserve Data Show Little Appetite So Far for Its $600 Billion Main Street Lending Program
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Bloomberg
Aug 6, 2020
Drop in U.S. Jobless Claims Offers Hope for Battered Economy
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NPR
Aug 6, 2020
U.S. Economy on High Alert over Shaky Future of Extra Jobless Benefits
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The New York Times
Aug 5, 2020
White House and Congress Remain Far from Any Stimulus Deal
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Marketplace
Aug 5, 2020
Congress Isn’t Just Wrestling with a Coronavirus Relief Package — It Has a Budget to Pass, Too
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The Washington Post
Aug 4, 2020
White House, Democrats Agree to Try for Coronavirus Relief Deal on Evictions, Unemployment by Week’s End
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POLITICO
Aug 4, 2020
White House Eyes Executive Orders to Upend Virus Negotiations
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The New York Times
Aug 3, 2020
Small Businesses Got Emergency Loans, but Not What They Expected
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CNBC
Aug 3, 2020
The Record-Setting Jobs Comeback Looks like It Could Be Coming to an Abrupt Halt
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The Washington Post
Aug 3, 2020
Trump Says He’s Examining Executive Orders on Stopping Evictions, Other Issues If He Can’t Reach Deal with Democrats
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The New York Times
Aug 2, 2020
Relief Package Deal Remains Elusive as Impasse over Jobless Benefits Persists
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