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In case you missed it: There may be trouble ahead

  • 12 June 2020

The global economy may have passed the peak of the Covid-19 crisis but the road to recovery will be long and arduous. The Federal Reserve says the risks to the US outlook are 'considerable', eurozone unemployment is set to surge, and the UK needs more urgent help

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