Our Economy This Week | Ep 2

This week I discuss a recent announcement at the Fed, the second round of 'rona relief and the effects of the delay so far, and the tax plans from the Biden and Trump campaigns.



Fed's Powell on Avg Inflation Targeting

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/if-powell-announces-average-inflation-targeting-thursday-rates-will-be-hold-42-years

Rona Relief Legislation Talks

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-and-meadows-to-discuss-coronavirus-relief-legislation-weeks-after-stimulus-talks-broke-down/ar-BB18qDEG?li=BBnbcA1

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/coronavirus-stimulus-update-pelosi-meadows-phone-call-makes-no-progress.html

Jobs Hard to Get Graph

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1298265657947992064

Plunging Consumer Confidence in August

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-consumer-confidence-re-plunges-august-6-year-lows

Large Companies Promise Layoffs

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-companies-unleash-a-wave-of-pink-slips-as-coronavirus-keeps-hammering-jobs-market-141401529.html

Biden Tax Plan Analysis

https://taxfoundation.org/joe-biden-tax-plan-2020/

Trump Tax Plan Analysis

https://taxfoundation.org/president-trump-tax-plan-2020/





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