Susan Rice criticizes slow response to coronavirus

Mar 31, 2020

The Trump administration failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus outbreak in its earliest days, resulting in lackluster federal efforts that will cause unnecessary loss of life and economic pain, former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, who served in the Obama administration, told Yahoo Finance on Monday. “We will have more Americans die than would […]

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont criticizes Washington’s coronavirus response

Mar 25, 2020

The federal government failed to adequately address the coronavirus outbreak in its early stages and told the public conflicting messages about the severity of the crisis, says Democratic Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. “Obviously, the Feds were very slow off the...

The government response needs to catch up with the crisis

Mar 23, 2020

Financial markets, governments, and hospitals are scrambling to make up for lost time as the coronavirus pandemic worsens in the U.S. and elsewhere. “What we need to do is figure out why we didn’t respond months ago with the beginning of aggressive testing that we’re...

COVID-19 could make a resurgence this fall depending on US response, infectious disease specialist

Mar 20, 2020

If you want to know how long social distancing will interrupt the American workforce as you know, ask an epidemiologist. The answer, of course, is: it depends, as duration could be curtailed or extended depending on how the U.S. responds. “If you suppress the epidemic...

Fed walks tightrope on loosening bank regulations amid coronavirus response

Mar 18, 2020

As part of its armory of policy tools unleashed over the past few days, the Federal Reserve is encouraging banks to tap into their capital and liquidity buffers to support lending amid the coronavirus outbreak. But large banks are floating the possibility of further...

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