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19 Apr 21
Rating’s agency Standard and Poor’s has revised up its ratings outlook for US local and state governments due to increased support from president Joe Biden’s rescue package.
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23 Mar 21
US president Joe Biden is considering proposals for a $3trn infrastructure, climate and job support package, according to reports.
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11 Mar 21
Joe Biden’s $1.9trn stimulus package has been approved by the US Congress, in a move predicted to boost the world economy during the recovery from Covid-19 and support some of the country’s poorest...
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22 Jan 21
The USA’s top health official says the country will join global efforts to help poor countries overcome Covid-19, while new Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has committed to big domestic spending...
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15 Jan 21
The US will undertake huge spending as the Joe Biden presidency gets underway, the president-elect has said less than a week ahead of taking office.
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27 Nov 20
Incoming US president Joe Biden is to nominate former Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen as the first female secretary of the US Treasury, according to reports in America.
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10 Nov 20
US president-elect Joe Biden faces some of the worst economic conditions in 70 years, ratings agency Moody’s has warned.
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9 Oct 20
The US will need to confront several policy challenges with “wide-ranging credit impact” over the next four years, ratings agency Moody’s has said as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe...