Markets on Hold, Waiting for the US Relief Bill
US coronavirus relief package is going through,although nothing is official yet
Skerdian Meta•Wednesday, December 23, 2020•1 min read
The US Senate has passed the stimulus bill to help the economy, to the tune of $ 2.3 billion. $ 900 billion of that is for emergency relief, which would help the US economy further. The US economy has been holding up much better than the European economies, and this bill will stimulate it further. However, Donald Trump wasn’t too pleased with the details of that bill, which seem reasonable, although we don’t really know what they are yet.
Trump posted a video of himself on Twitter
Trump is floating what he wants and doesn’t want in the bill:
- Wants checks increased to $ 2,000
- Wants unnecessary items removed
He is asking Congress to amend the bill. It took them 7 months to come to an agreement and now Trump is not happy with it. However, the bill was passed with a majority large enough that any veto by Trump can be overruled.
Senate could override his veto if it wanted to. However, Trump could simply refuse to sign the bill, and due to the current situation, this would be an effective veto (a ‘pocket veto’).
If petulance wins and Trump refuses to sign,
- the US government will shut down on December 29
- the agreed to $ 900B in emergency economic aid will be frozen
Given that Pelosi is whole-heartedly behind the idea of $ 2K checks, attention and pressure is now firmly back on Republican Senate leader McConnell. Spare a thought for those in the US struggling this Christmas. It just got a whole lot more difficult for them.
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Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.
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