• Study: Canceling Student Loan Debts Won't Significantly Stimulate Economy
  
  A new analysis found that eliminating student loan repayments wouldn't stimulate the economy as much as some expect it would, Fox Business reports. A new report published by the...
• No Bath Tissue Again: Panic Buying Returns on Virus Spike
  
  Households across the U.S. are once again filling grocery carts brimful in a second round of panic buying as the virus surges and states clamp down on economic activity.
• Boatloads of Cargo Off LA Grind World Economic Gears
  
  A flotilla of almost a dozen cargo vessels sits anchored just south of Los Angeles this weekend, waiting for berth space.
• Trump: Biden Would 'Kill American Economy' in Rejoining Climate Treaty
  
  President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet.
• WH's Navarro: 'Now' Is Time For Trump To Crack Down On China
  
  White House trade adviser Peter Navarro hints that the Trump administration may be looking at action against China before the end of its term....
• Fed to Return Lending Backstop Funds to Treasury as Requested
  
  The Federal Reserve said Friday it would comply with a Treasury Department request to return unused funds meant to backstop five emergency lending programs, moving to tamp down a public rift that arose a day earlier.
• Loan-Program End Seen Raising Odds of More Fed Action
  
  The U.S. Treasury Department's request that the Federal Reserve wind down several emergency lending programs at the end of the year has given the central bank another reason to consider consider providing more support the economy in other forms.
• 'Dial Back' or 'Emergency Brake?' New Lockdowns and the Economy
  
  The surge in new COVID-19 infections is driving a fresh wave of restrictions in cities and counties across the United States.
• Kudlow: Economy Isn't Slowing Down Over COVID-19 Spread
  
  White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow Friday disputed concerns voiced by two Federal Reserve officials who warned this week of economic worries as the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge...
• Mnuchin: Treasury, Fed Have 'Plenty of Capacity Left'
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his agency and the Federal Reserve have enough firepower to continue to support the economy, a day after calling for several emergency lending programs to be sunsetted by the end of the year.
• WTO: Virus Spike Threatens Global Trade Rebound
  
  The World Trade Organization said the strong rebound in global trade during the third quarter may slow in the closing months of the year as nations battle a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus, according to a report issued Friday.
• Mnuchin-Powell Split Shows Rare Discord as Economy Struggles
  
  The top two U.S. economic policymakers clashed over whether to preserve emergency lending programs designed to shore up the economy -- a rare moment of discord as the nation confronts the risk of a renewed downturn spurred by the resurgent coronavirus.
• Fed’s Bostic Says Treasury Ending Programs Would Remove Backstop
  
  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said he opposed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's move to let some Federal Reserve emergency lending programs expire on Dec. 31, which he warned would remove an important backstop to markets.
• Mnuchin to Congress: Unlock $580B of Unused Stimulus
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said lawmakers should redirect unspent stimulus funding, including money he is pulling back from the Federal Reserve, to buoy the economy as the U.S. waits for a coronavirus vaccine.
• Mnuchin Asks Fed to Return $455B in Unused Funds
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday asked the Federal Reserve to return more than $400 billion in unused funds from the massive March pandemic relief package so that Congress can reappropriate it to deliver economic stimulus.
• Existing Home Sales Rise 4.3% in 5th Monthly Gain
  
  U.S. home sales increased for a fifth straight month in October, but record-high house prices because of tight supply could slow momentum.
• Labor Market Losing Steam as COVID-19 Rages
  
  The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose last week, likely as new business restrictions to control spiraling COVID-19 infections unleashed a fresh wave of layoffs, which could further slow the labor market recovery.
• TIAA's Ferguson: Wealth Gap 'Makes Our Economy Smaller'
  
  Roger Ferguson, the chief executive of TIAA and a possible Treasury secretary in a Biden administration, said the U.S economy could be six percent bigger than it is today if policy makers narrowed the country's wealth gap.
• Lockdowns Test Economic Endurance of Desperate Americans
  
  American workers and businesses face a months-long survival test until COVID-19 vaccines become widely available as spending plunges with record daily cases prompting a sudden return to lockdowns.
• Pressure for COVID-19 Deal Builds in Congress
  
  Pressure for a fresh COVID-19 relief bill mounted on Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, as a top Wall Street figure lambasted lawmakers as "childish" for not moving forward with assistance as U.S. coronavirus cases skyrocket.
• Fed's Barkin: Ending Emergency Lending Poses Risks
  
  Allowing the Federal Reserve's emergency lending programs to sunset on December 31 could pose risks to financial markets, especially given that the pandemic is intensifying, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Barkin said on Wednesday.
• Shelton's Fed Nomination in Limbo With Senate Set for Recess
  
  Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve board was left in limbo with little chance of revival Wednesday as the Senate prepared to leave Washington for the Thanksgiving holiday recess.
• Housing Starts Surge 4.9% Despite Rising COVID Risk
  
  U.S. homebuilding increased more than expected in October as the housing market continues to be driven by record low mortgage rates, but momentum could slow amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections that is putting strain on the economic recovery.
• Hillary Clinton: Trump's COVID Stimulus 'Not Sufficient'
  
  Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump's COVID-19 stimulus had not reached those in the greatest need and that she hoped for an agreement on new relief before the new U.S. Congress takes over in early January.
• Testing for COVID-19 Before Flying Could Become the Norm
  
  Preflight coronavirus testing is becoming increasingly popular at many U.S. airports as airlines attempt to lure passengers back on board during the pandemic. It is a trend that is growing globally that could help restore an industry hit hard by COVID-19.

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