Beyond Quantitative Easing: How the Helicopter Money Drop to Workers Will Play Out
The government will have to forget about interest rates and bond buying for a moment. The proverbial helicopter money drop is going to have to come into play.
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Consumer Sentiment Falls to 2-Year Low
Consumer worries about the coronavirus epidemic are weighing heavily on their views of their financial prospects.
IMF Prescribes Policies, Promises $1 Trillion to Bolster Global Economy
The International Monetary Fund is encouraging central banks and governments to take steps soon that could offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The IMF has a $1 trillion fund to assist countries hardest…
COVID-19 Report: European Leaders Forecast Recession as Economic Threat Spreads
The chance of two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product worldwide has spiked due to the effects of the spread of COVID-19.
Federal Reserve Takes Historic Easing Actions to Stabilize Economy Against Coronavirus Fallout
The Federal Reserve has gone out of its way to assure financial markets that it is entering into full-blown easing and stabilizing mode. In an unprecedented move for a Sunday, ahead of the global…
Sagging Consumer Sentiment Nips Friday Rally in the Bud
Morning Consult's consumer sentiment index took its biggest one-day dive in more than two years Friday, while the University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment also dropped as the COVID-19 spreads across the United…
Will the United States Follow Germany’s Emergency Stimulus and Rescue Plan?
Germany just took major steps to stabilize and stimulate the economy, and the United States may want to follow suit.
Lessons of Doomsday Preppers for the COVID-19 Pandemic
If any American went back a month in a time from the middle of March, things were still chugging along just fine. The stock market was at all-time highs, the Federal Reserve was satisfied…
What the $1 Trillion+ New York Fed Market Intervention Actually Means
When markets are in panic and when they have decoupled from what was expected, governments have the power to intervene to keep the system running.
Consumer Sentiment Dips Further as US Comes to Grips With Coronavirus
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. continues on its downward slide as the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak spreads throughout the nation's economy and many large events are canceled.
Three-Quarters of US Businesses Seeing Supply Chain Disruptions Tied to the Coronavirus
An Institute for Supply Management survey indicates that three-quarters of companies have reported supply chain disruptions in some capacity as a result of the coronavirus causing transportation restrictions.
Italy’s Economy Faces Great Recession
As COVID-19 spreads throughout the country and locks down much of the nation's business, Italy faces a worse downturn than a recession.
Consumer Sentiment Dips Again as Consumers Fret Over Coronavirus
Consumer sentiment has continued to inch down as cases of coronavirus multiply in the United States.
Oil Price Shock on Top of Coronavirus Compounding Sovereign Credit Risks
Fitch Ratings has warned that the dual coronavirus and oil price shocks will put pressure on some sovereign credit fundamentals and potentially on their ratings.
Coronavirus and Oil War Shock: 6 New Ways the Fed and Government Can Support the Economy
Lessons of the Great Recession, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and other events in the past may hold some lessons for what central banks and the U.S. government could do beyond traditional interest rate cuts…