Catholic Economics

Our Economy This Week | Ep 2


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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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