Economic Policy



President-elect and Senate Majority Leader have a track record of cutting deals, but the environment has changed markedly in the past few years

The president-elect may find limited ability to pass large-scale relief amid divided government.

Negotiations over coronavirus relief and other issues will proceed amid uncertainty as Trump has refused to concede the election to Joe Biden.

Powell has decent prospects for another term under a President Biden and Republican Senate.

The post-election period could offer a brief reprieve from gridlock but details remain unknown.

Mitch McConnell says new the aid package should be done before year’s end and is open to state and local aid.

Investors are shrinking their expectations for a major stimulus package.

Investors are piling into stocks that would get a lift from a Biden win, while Trump-friendly stocks lag.

Political paralysis looms over a turbulent period for the United States amid a spike in coronavirus cases and the expiration of emergency federal aid.

Even after a robust third quarter, the economy has made up two-thirds of the ground it lost.

Top Senate Democrats are calling on electricity, water and telecommunications giants to voluntarily halt all utility shutoffs for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, raising fears that millions of Americans are falling behind on their bills and have no easy way to catch up.

Speaker cites litany of differences in letter to Treasury secretary days ahead of election.

Trump's policies dragged on the regional economy even before the pandemic hit.

Markets again opened down significantly on Wednesday.

Biden, if he wins, will be under pressure to offer key posts to liberal and diverse candidates.

Congress fails to deliver even as economic, health care conditions worsen amid pandemic’s continued toll.

The practice is the latest highlighting an uneven recovery primed to worsen as winter arrives.

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