America’s economic recovery no longer looks so strong
A difficult winter looms
Editor's note (December 4th): Since publication of this article the latest data release shows that jobs growth in America has slowed sharply. The economy added 245,000 jobs in November, down from a monthly average of 1.9m during the summer and autumn.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “You must believe in spring”
United States December 5th 2020
- America’s economic recovery no longer looks so strong
- How much does a few billion dollars get you in 2020?
- Congress edges closer to cracking-down on anonymous shell corporations
- Millions of Americans still get their drinking water from lead pipes
- America’s intelligence agencies prepare for life after Trump
- Jake Sullivan to the rescue
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