US job losses pass 40m as crisis sees claims rise 2.1m in a weekCoronavirus – latest global updatesGet a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.52pm BST Trump offered his condolences to the loved ones of Americans who have died from coronavirus, a day after the US death toll from the virus surpassed 100,000.“We have just reached a very sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic deaths reaching 100,000,” Trump wrote on Twitter this morning. 2.40pm BST This is Joan Greve, taking over for Joanna Walters.The White House is reportedly not planning to release economic projections this summer, as the coronavirus pandemic causes widespread unemployment and revenue losses. The White House is supposed to unveil a federal budget proposal every February and then typically provides a ‘mid-session review’ in July or August with updated projections on economic trends such as unemployment, inflation and economic growth.Budget experts said they were not aware of any previous White House opting against providing forecasts in this ‘mid-session review’ document in any other year since at least the 1970s. … Continue reading…
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