Former Treasury Secretary on the State of the US Economy
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Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers discusses the state of the economy.
The latest figures show that 6.6 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week. That’s a surge of over 3000% since early March. The pandemic has so far knocked nearly 10 million people out of the country’s workforce. o examine these figures and what it means for the U.S. and world economies, Christiane speaks with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.
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Former Treasury Secretary on the State of the US Economy
Clip: 4/2/2020 | 2m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
The latest figures show that 6.6 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits last week. That’s a surge of over 3000% since early March. The pandemic has so far knocked nearly 10 million people out of the country’s workforce. o examine these figures and what it means for the U.S. and world economies, Christiane speaks with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.
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