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Diane Swonk on the Coronavirus Impact and 2020 Economic Currents

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Grant Thornton's chief economist Diane Swonk joined The Economist's Midwest Correspondent Adam Roberts for a conversation on 2020's economic currents and the developing impact of COVID-19.
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Diane Swonk
Adam Roberts
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The acceleration of the coronavirus beyond initial outbreak to a global pandemic has stoked concern in a global economy that had just cleared challenges such as a US-China trade relation reset and a finalized Brexit. While the stock market has largely been impacted by the coronavirus, the next test is how the US and the global economy will continue to absorb shocks to the global supply chain, travel industry, and the manufacturing base, even after the injection of the $2 trillion relief package to the US economy. Grant Thornton's chief economist Diane Swonk joins The Economist's Midwest Correspondent Adam Roberts for a video conversation on the economic currents of the day and the developing impact of COVID-19.

About the Speakers
Diane Swonk
Chief Economist, KPMG US
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With more than three decades of experience in the field, Diane is an expert in labor markets and monetary policy and regularly briefs the Federal Reserve and its regional banks. Diane is the Chief Economist at KPMG US.
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Midwest Correspondent, The Economist
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Adam Roberts is the Midwest correspondent for The Economist covering politics, policy, and social affairs in America. Previously, he was the European Business and Finance correspondent based in Paris.
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