As Economic Indicators Get Worse, the US Revs Up the Next Multi-Trillion Stimulus

The Breakdown Weekly Recap covers growing U.S.-China tensions, worsening job numbers and the next casual $1 trillion to $3 trillion in stimulus.

AccessTimeIconJul 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 9:35 a.m. UTC
AccessTimeIconJul 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 9:35 a.m. UTC
AccessTimeIconJul 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 9:35 a.m. UTC

The Breakdown Weekly Recap covers growing U.S.-China tensions, worsening job numbers and the next casual $1 trillion to $3 trillion in stimulus.

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This week on the Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW covers:

  • A terrible week for U.S.-China tensions, with dueling consulate closures and a strikingly hawkish speech from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
  • Worsening economic indicators, particularly around jobless claims which saw their first weekly rise in four months
  • The likely size of the next U.S. stimulus bill

This week on The Breakdown:

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