News Roundup - April 29, 2020
Below is a sampling of news articles that caught our eye as they relate to the economic response to Coronavirus. They are non-exhaustive. Some links may be behind a paywall. We will update this on weekdays.
- Despite flattening the curve, South Korea faces economic challenges from COVID-19 as the United States by Soyoung Han and Euijin Jung
- Over 70% of tested inmates in federal prisons have COVID-19 by Michael Balsamo
- Fed warns of lasting ‘medium-term’ economic damage by James Politi and Colby Smith
- US oil jumps 30% as ‘desperate’ traders see green shoots by David Sheppard
- U.S. Economy Shrank at 4.8% Pace in First Quarter by Harriet Torry
- Stocks Rise as Fed Pledges Lasting Support for the Economy by Joe Wallace, Paul Vigna, and Chong Koh Ping
Researchers across the globe are putting together incredible resources for understanding and tracking the coronavirus pandemic. It can be quite hard to keep up with it all. To help, Lukas Lehner has put together an incredible resource pulling it all together: "A Tracker of Trackers: COVID-19 Policy Responses and Data"