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the us is poised to pass its third major spending package of the pandemic — a $1.9 trillion plan that president biden has championed as a way to help struggling americans. the senate approved it on saturday, and later today the house of representatives is due to vote on the senate's version of the bill. the plan calls on the government to send out $1400 per person to those on lower incomes — that's anyone who earns less than $75,000. so will this be enough to boost the economy? joining me now from miami is chris campbell, chief strategist at duff & phelps. good morning and welcom...

Last year, we had a 15.1% increase. of course in america, we have stimulus cheques and now we have inflation so i do think that people are going to be spending very carefully, very conservatively, and looking for those bargains as they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we are told this is a great opportunity with deals left, right and centre, but are we looking at real deals? of course, not everything is a great deal so it is important for shoppers before they check out to do some digging and compare prices across multiple retailers to make sure that they are getting the very best deal, then ...

Last year, we had a 15.1% increase. of course in america we had stimulus cheques and now we have inflation so i do think that people are going to be spending very carefully, very conservatively, and looking for those bargains as they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we are told this is a great opportunity with deals left, right and centre, but are we looking at real deals? of course, not everything is a great deal so it is important for shoppers before they check out, to do some digging and compare prices across multiple retailers to make sure that they are getting the very best deal, then u...

A first batch of stimulus payments for Americans was processed on Friday after President Joe Biden signed the $US1.9 trillion rescue package a day earlier.

President Joe Biden is poised on Wednesday for his first major legislative victory when the House of Representatives is expected to approve his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, which forecasters predict will turbocharge the US economy.