19 October
Experts and economists initially forecast the US economy to recover by the end of the year. The growth posted in the second quarter was also encouraging.
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However, the slowdown in the third quarter raises questions about the forecasted recovery.
Prof. Steve Hanke, economist at Johns Hopkins University, questioned the predicted V-shaped recovery, and shared an article on how the number of unemployment claims increased to the highest levels last week since August.
The four-week average of the claims increased to more than 860,000, indicating that a greater number of people are losing their jobs.
Further, several companies have announced layoffs pointing towards a slower than expected economic recovery.
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By GlobalDataAccording to a survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal, more than half of experts and economists surveyed noted that they did not expect the labour market to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023.
The results of the survey indicate a slower recovery than that predicted six months ago.
Meanwhile, economist Celestine Chukumba noted that the US was already an unhealthy nation before the arrival of the Covid-19 disease due to its obesity rates, and that this was a factor in the US having the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world.
