Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

June 2020

Source: The Washington Post
Jun 25, 2020
US GDP Fell at 5.0% Rate in Q1; Worse Is Likely on the Way
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Source: CNBC
Jun 25, 2020
Total of Those Receiving Unemployment Benefits Falls Below 20 Million
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Source: Axios
Jun 25, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Record Food Stamp Spending
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 24, 2020
IMF Says Global Economic Collapse Caused by Coronavirus Will Be Even Worse than Feared
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Source: AP News
Jun 24, 2020
White House Wins Ruling on Health Care Price Disclosure
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Source: AP News
Jun 23, 2020
GOP Wary as Trump Pushes New Round of Stimulus Checks
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Source: Roll Call
Jun 23, 2020
White House, GOP Plot Next Moves on Coronavirus Relief
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Source: The Hill
Jun 23, 2020
Mnuchin Leaves Door Open to Further Extending Tax Deadline
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 23, 2020
Trump Tells Aides He Supports Second Round of Stimulus Checks, but White House Divisions Remain
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Source: Reuters
Jun 22, 2020
Fed's Gloomy Economic Outlook 'About Right,' Say Economists: Reuters Poll
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Source: The Hill
Jun 22, 2020
Democrats Detail Their $1.5T Green Infrastructure Plan
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Source: Roll Call
Jun 22, 2020
House Democrats to Consider Measure to Strengthen Obamacare
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 21, 2020
Vast Federal Aid Has Capped Rise in Poverty, Studies Find
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Source: The Hill
Jun 21, 2020
Small Businesses Falling Behind in Economic Recovery
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Source: The New York Times
Jun 19, 2020
‘There’s Probably Never Been More Uncertainty,’ Fed Official Warns
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 19, 2020
U.S. Lawmakers Propose More Coronavirus Relief for Small Businesses
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Source: POLITICO
Jun 18, 2020
Debate Rages Over New Lifeline for Small Business as Loan Program Ends
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. Unemployment Claims Edge Lower but Remain Historically High
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Source: The Hill
Jun 16, 2020
CBO: Prior COVID-19 Emergency Bills Will Add $2.4 Trillion to Deficit
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Source: Roll Call
Jun 16, 2020
Fed's Powell Urges Congress to Spend on Unemployment in Pandemic
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 16, 2020
Record Jump in Retail Sales Sends Stocks Higher, but Fed Chief Warns Economic recovery Remains Uncertain
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Source: The Washington Post
Jun 15, 2020
Fed Leaders Urge Congress to Spend More Because 'We Can't Wait 10 Years For Recovery to Reach Everyone;
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Source: Bloomberg
Jun 15, 2020
Trump Team Weighs $1 Trillion for Infrastructure to Spur Economy
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Source: Bloomberg
Jun 14, 2020
Fed’s Powell to Bring Sober Message to Capitol Hill This Week
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Source: POLITICO
Jun 12, 2020
Fed Sees Need For More Small Business Aid, Citing 'Acute Risks' to Survival
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