US coronavirus stimulus to be worth 'north of US$2 trillion': White House aide

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White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Saturday said he expects the coronavirus stimulus package being negotiated by the U.S. Senate would ...

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White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks about coronavirus at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesWASHINGTON: The White House expects the impact of economic stimulus to counter the effects of coronavirus to be more than US$2 trillion, including around US$1.4 trillion from a prospective US Senate bill, aides said on Saturday (Mar 21).

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters he expects the coronavirus stimulus package being negotiated by the Senate this weekend would be worth about US$1.3 trillion or US$1.4 trillion.Eric Ueland, the White House legislative liaison, told reporters the net impact of the legislation and US Federal Reserve action would be"well north of US$2 trillion."

“The net impact, in combination with the amount that you’ll see pass in the next couple of days, I hope, plus what the Federal Reserve can put in on the table, in combination with what we’re doing, will be well north of US$2 trillion," Ueland said. US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Saturday said lawmakers were"making very good progress" on the Senate package.Advertisement

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That’s a big bet that at the end of 3 months . We can slowly start turning up the economy... Because if this doesn’t work and at the end of 3 months we can’t start powering up the machine ..The question is how will they manage the inflation hyper lol Unlock value - tokenize

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