U.S. economy on a solid footing, coronavirus still top threat
04/21/2021 | 08:19pm EDT
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(Reuters) - The U.S. economy will grow at its fastest annual pace in decades this year and outperform most of its major peers, with the outlook upgraded sharply, but another COVID-19 surge was the biggest risk over the next three months, a Reuters poll showed.
There was a new wave of optimism among economic forecasters predicting a boost to economic activity from the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package already passed and also from U.S. President Joe Biden s proposed $2 trillion-plus infrastructure plan, according to the April 16-20 poll of over 100 economists.
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By Vuyani Ndaba
JOHANNESBURG, April 16 (Reuters) - Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to rebound this year as the continent s economic drivers pick up momentum after activity was halted by the coronavirus pandemic, despite a slower pace of vaccinations compared with the rich world, a Reuters poll found.
Britain's economy will be back to its pre-COVID-19 level around the middle of next year, according to economists in a Reuters poll who said unemployment would peak at 6.2% as 2021 draws to a close and the pandemic job support scheme ends.
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