PROVIDENCE – With Rhode Island’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout consistently ranking among the worst in the nation, Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee earlier this week placed blame on Governor Gina Raimondo for
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s budget plan skips increasing taxes in favor of new revenue, dipping into savings and a federal bailout. Economists and lawmakers question whether it would be enough when the state is being confronted with big spending needs and a budget shortfall.
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On February 12, the Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen participated in a virtual meeting with G7 finance minsters and central bank governments. The secretary emphasized the commitment of the Biden administration to multilateralism to solve global issues, stating that the United States “places a high priority on deepening our international engagement and strengthening our alliances.” For more information, click
On February 12, the Federal Reserve Board released the hypothetical scenarios for its 2021 bank stress tests. Last year, the board found that large banks were generally well capitalized under a range of hypothetical events, but due to continuing economic uncertainty, placed restrictions on bank payouts to preserve the strength of the banking sector. The exercise evaluates the resilience of large banks by estimating their loan losses and capital levels, which provide a cushion against losses under hypothetical recession scenarios that extend nine q