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Experts: Trump's COVID-19 aid package too little to help U.S. economy

Experts say the U.S. president's orders would add a "negligible amount" to the economy. /VCG U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend attempt to sidestep stalled congressional negotiations over t

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Spotlight: U.S. economic recovery at risk as Trump's executive orders fall short of what's needed

U.S. economic recovery is facing significant risks as Congress remains deadlocked over the COVID-19 relief bill and President Donald Trump's recent executive orders fa

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Trump's coronavirus relief offers too little to help U.S. economy, experts say

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent coronavirus relief orders have little to offer for the macro U.S. economy in a crisis, experts said. One of the four executive ord

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U.S. Fed official says fiscal support package "incredibly important" as Congress fails to reach deal

A senior U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Sunday that another fiscal support package is "incredibly important" for the economy to recover from the pandemic as Con

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Trump says to sign executive orders to extend benefits if no deal reached with Democrats

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will sign executive orders to extend enhanced unemployment benefits, eviction protections and a temporary payroll tax d

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White House rejects Democrats' offer for 2 trln USD COVID-19 relief package: media

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference on the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 14, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

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U.S. Fed keeps interest rates near zero amid COVID-19 resurgence

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record-low level of near zero amid a recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases nationwid

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Spotlight: U.S. Fed keeps rates near zero, warns of COVID-19 resurgence

Video: U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 150,000 mark to reach 150,034 as of 3:35 p.m. local time on July 29, 2020 (1935 GMT), according to the Center for Systems

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Spotlight: U.S. economy at risk of double-dip recession amid COVID-19 resurgence

The resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the United States is raising the risk of a double-dip recession if the country is unable to reign in the pandemic, economists h

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Xinhua Headlines: COVID-19 resurgence puts U.S. reopening on hold, inequality worsening

-- More than 20 U.S. states have either paused or partially reversed their reopening plans following record increases in infections in recent weeks. -- Americans have become more pessimistic about th

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U.S. labor market won't recover to pre-pandemic level by 2030: CBO

Children cycle pass a closed Macy's in Virginia, U.S. April 3, 2020. /VCG The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Thursday that U.S. unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2030 could be

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Spotlight: Countries alerted to coronavirus resurgence amid easing lockdowns

Countries are alerted to a resurgence of the novel coronavirus pandemic while gradually easing lockdowns and phasing in economic recovery. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. gover

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Update: U.S. treasury secretary, Fed chief differ about economic recovery amid COVID-19 resurgence

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (1st L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (2nd L) greet each other after testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on Overs

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Spotlight: Resurgence in COVID-19 threatens to derail U.S. economic recovery

People spend their Sunday afternoon on the National Mall in Washington D.C., the United States, on June 28, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)"It is increasingly clear t

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U.S. high unemployment largely due to poor management of COVID-19 pandemic: economist

The extraordinarily high unemployment rate in the United States is in large part due to the poor management of the COVID-19 pandemic by the federal government, a senio

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Spotlight: U.S. economy contracts 5 pct in Q1, decline expected to be deeper in Q2

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk through Times Square during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, the United States, May 26, 2020.(Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)Analys

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Xinhua Headlines: U.S. hasty reopening risks 2nd wave of infections, dampens prospect of recovery

--The majority of U.S. states have recently started to fully or partially reopen their economies without seeing a significant downward trend in COVID-19 infections.--"Reopening may lead to sharp incre