Down a bit since Federal benefits expired. This materially cuts gov. spending:
A lot worse than expected. They thought the end of Federal benefits would send people back to work.
However, a cut in Federal spending cools down aggregate demand:
Transitory comes to mind:
Saudis and Russians are working together to set price. What could go wrong???
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