To lou and welcome to crossfire all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle at this point no one knows when the cold crisis will abate however it is undeniable that this Health Crisis has negatively impacted the economy what does it mean to return to normal is that even possible now and will the divide separating the rich from the poor can. Discuss the economy and more im joined by my guest peter early grave very. Can he is an economist at the American Institute for Economic Research in miami and we have made rezko he is seen as chief investment strategist and we also have Eric Townsend he is host of the macro voices podcast gentlemen crossed the rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciated ok lets go 1st to peter you know in looking at the very the. The broadest picture of whats going on in the economy right now i think we all have to be very honest with ourselves that the election cycle influenced people how they look at the economy how bad it is or ho
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Good afternoon. Thank you for being here today. I hope everybody had a happy and safe thanksgiving over the weekend. I know this looked a little different from any of us including myself and my family but i really want to take the time we made a call to the public and i want want to make sure missouri has set up that they are doing everything on their own taking responsibility. I also encourage we are not out of the situation by a long way through have to continue the same aggressive nature. We need to continue that over the next 23 weeks are critical as we move forward. I also want to say thank you to the house and the senate for the tip on the supplemental bill getting that passed to the Governors Office for the work they have done on that issue to make sure that staffing is one of the Biggest Challenges facing the hospitals right now. But the issue is there are not enough since the start of covid19 they have been in constant communication with the missouri hospital associatio associ
Figures showing 6. 7 percent year on year growth in the 3rd quarter. Its a bright spot in a sea of otherwise bad economic news. The countrys currency, the lira has plunged in value, Foreign Investors continue to abandon the country. Inflation remains stubborn. And now corona virus infections are rising fast. Streets are empty are than usual. Turkey has reported record numbers of new coburg, 19 cases. Thats led the government to impose more restrictions. Theyre pushing many restaurants and Small Businesses to the brink of ruin. Fast food store and used to have 6 employees. Now he has only 2 left and he can hardly pay them because you know, thats why weve been struggling for 7 months. But now we are really thinking, what should i do . Mock up and go, i might have no other choice. The government of president , one has cut Interest Rates in an attempt to boost the economy, but the countrys central bank has no change course. In mid november, its new governor hiked the main lending rate by 4
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