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U.S. economy faces severe strains after election with Washington potentially paralyzed
Political paralysis looms over a turbulent period for the United States amid a spike in coronavirus cases and the expiration of emergency federal aid.
  • Nov 2, 2020
Stock market slide muddles Trump’s economic message days before 2020 election
Markets again opened down significantly on Wednesday.
  • Oct 28, 2020
Mnuchin downbeat on economic relief talks with Pelosi as clock runs out ahead of election
  • Oct 23, 2020
Senate Republicans fume as Mnuchin gives ground to Pelosi in search of deal
The House speaker cited progress in talks, but Republicans say the treasury secretary is capitulating to the Democratic leader.
  • Oct 22, 2020
Amid economic downturn, Biden sticks by proposed tax hikes on businesses and wealthy Americans
Biden advisers say they would only advance tax hikes as part of new permanent spending programs.
  • Oct 22, 2020
McConnell warns White House against making stimulus deal as Pelosi and Mnuchin inch closer
  • Oct 20, 2020
Pelosi cites some progress in stimulus talks, though major issues remain unresolved
  • Oct 19, 2020
As Washington scrambles for more bailout money, the Fed sits on mountain of untapped funds
Hundreds of billions of dollars from the Cares Act remains uncommitted and may go unspent despite scramble by White House to produce more aid.
  • Oct 19, 2020
Trump’s 2016 campaign pledges on infrastructure have fallen short, creating opening for Biden
The president ran aggressively on a $1 trillion infrastructure package that never materialized once he was in office.
  • Oct 18, 2020
U.S. budget deficit breached $3.1 trillion in 2020 as pandemic slammed economy
Most economists say the U.S. should continue to borrow money to fight the pandemic.
  • Oct 16, 2020
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