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Europe’s Pandemic Aid Is Winding Down. Is Now the Best Time?

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Europe’s Pandemic Aid Is Winding Down. Is Now the Best Time?

Governments want vaccinations and a business rebound to carry the economy now, but cutting aid too quickly could create economic aftershocks.

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The Maldives Knows Y.O.L.O.

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The Maldives Knows Y.O.L.O.

The island nation is positioning itself as the place to go to rediscover the beauty of travel. But it needs to convince would-be visitors that it’s more than “just a beach.”

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Eviction Moratorium Set to Lapse as Biden Aid Effort Falters

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The administration made a last-ditch, failed appeal to Congress to extend the moratorium to buy more time to fix a dysfunctional rental aid program.

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The Fed’s Favorite Price Index Rose 4 Percent. What Comes Next?

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The Federal Reserve’s inflation gauge popped in June from the prior year. Economists think it will begin to moderate.

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The Fed’s favorite price index rose again in June, as consumer spending came in strong.

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The Personal Consumption Expenditures index popped 4 percent in June from the prior year. Economists think it will begin to moderate.

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Consumer Spending Was a Big Factor in G.D.P. Expansion

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A 2.8 percent rise in spending on services helped offset declines in other areas of the economy.

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Covid Variant Adds to Worker Anxieties

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Some see an undue rush by employers to get workplaces back to normal, whether by dropping precautions or imposing new rules.

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Will the Delta Variant Wreck the Recovery?

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Probably not. But there are potential challenges with both supply and demand that put the economy at risk.

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Inflation Has Arrived, but Washington Isn’t Racing to Limit Price Pops

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Policymakers, now more attuned to the costs of choking off growth early, are sticking by a patient approach as prices rise.

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Return to Office Hits a Snag: Young Resisters

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A generation gap has emerged between them and colleagues who value the workplace over the advantages of remote work. Bridging it may require flexibility.

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