"Letting enhanced UI expire or even renew at a lower amount would be a meaningful hit to the economy," he said. "Things have come back a lot since then, but they're not where they were. Jeff Cox is Finance Editor for CNBC.com.
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"That would make the economic impact less severe and provide political cover for both parties with their respective bases.In the case of a reduction to $300, the GDP impact would be just over 1%, or about $217.5 billion, and increase the unemployment rate by 0.5%, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.
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"Short-term there's substantial risk that cutting emergency UI could yield little labor supply upside and significant aggregate demand downside," Bianchi said.In the real jobs market, though, there's substantial disagreement over whether the added benefits serve as a disincentive.Robert Maynard, CEO and founder of the Famous Toastery restaurant franchise, said he's looking to add three new shops to his current fleet of 23 and is having a difficult time finding workers. "We have locations we actually can't even open," he said in a phone interview.
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"Financial markets thus far have taken only spotty notice to the debate over the spending package.However, the economy will come into stark view Thursday, when the government releases the second-quarter GDP number, a day before the extended benefits package expires. ... Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. It also noted a few incidents where market liquidity deteriorated.In all, though, there are no areas identified as posing a threat to the larger stability of U.S. financial markets and the economy. Stock market prices remain high compared to earnings, and corporations, including those at the bottom end of the credit spectrum, continue to run up debt. "Even stores currently open are having a tough time keeping staff," he said.Two Men and a Truck, a moving franchise, is experiencing similar issues, though the company's chief talent officer, Sara Bennett, said she's not sure if it's related to the extra compensation or just the vagaries of the current market.
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If you get a second stimulus check, here's what finance experts think you should do with it Elizabeth Gravier; We analyzed 27 popular credit cards for building your credit history: Here's our pick for No. So-called flash events, where prices spike and drop quickly, could become more common, the report said, adding that the issues have been more prevalent in equity than bond markets.More recently, the Fed faced rate spikes in the repo market, where banks get their overnight funding.Market participants told the Fed that reasons for the trend include decreased willingness of principal trading firms to provide liquidity as well as a higher concentration in the firms that generally provide liquidity.On debt, the report notes that for much of the recovery household borrowing grew roughly in line with GDP. But financial stability overall remains solid, according to a report Friday from the Federal Reserve.The central bank's biannual financial stability report also indicated that prices are high for commercial real estate and farmland. Debt to assets is around a 20-year high, the Fed reported.In addition, growth has happened in particular at the lowest end of the credit spectrum, posing a potential threat in the event of a downturn where that debt could face downgrades.By contrast, household debt has expanded primarily among those with better credit.The report does note that student debt is growing but said default levels have been around historical averages. "Overall, the level of vulnerabilities in the financial system has moved little since" the last report in May.The market liquidity issue gets some detailed attention in the report — Fed officials found that liquidity, or the willingness of participants to trade, deteriorated in May and August and has shown in recent times to decline in times of high volatility, which historically has not been the case.