Federal Government Issues Guidance for Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate
The federal government’s Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance today that requires COVID-19 vaccination of all employees of federal ...
Tag: Coronavirus
FOMC: Asset Purchases May be ‘Moderated’ if Economic Progress Continues
If the economy continues to improve broadly, “a moderation in the pace of asset purchases may soon be warranted,” the ...
ABA Data Bank: 2021 Disney World Attendance Lags Pre-Pandemic Levels
According to proprietary Deutsche Bank attendance tracker data for Disney's parks, attendance continues to lag pre-pandemic levels and declined in ...
Biden Order Would Require Workers at Firms Employing 100+ to Be Vaccinated or Tested
President Biden announced a wide-ranging set of policies to address COVID-19, including a requirement that private-sector businesses with 100 or ...
Supreme Court Invalidates CDC Eviction Moratorium
The Supreme Court yesterday invalidated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new eviction moratorium, ruling that those challenging the ...
Powell: Fed Could Begin Tapering Asset Purchases Before Year-End
In a highly anticipated speech at the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole economic symposium today, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that ...
FDA Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
As banks and other employers decide whether to mandate vaccination of their employees, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today ...
FOMC: Delta Variant Posing ‘Downside Risks’ to Economic Outlook
Slowing vaccination rates and the spread of the Delta variant pose “downside risks” to the economic outlook, according to members ...
Survey: Debit Transactions Decline for First Time on Record
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of debit transactions declined 2.5% in 2020, the first dip in the ...
What’s Delaying the Jobs Recovery?
Despite the recovery in consumer demand and business investment, labor force participation remains depressed.
