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6 Feb, 9 tweets, 4 min read
💰DEEP DIVE — The Biden economy

As President Biden pushes his economic recovery plans forward, we're taking a look at the economy he is inheriting, the team he has selected and the challenges they face.
axios.com/joe-biden-econ…
Joe Biden assumed office with more economic upside than any other president in recent history, @danprimack writes. If economic arrows turn red, it likely means Biden botched the blueprint. axios.com/biden-economy-…
📊The four key measures of the U.S. economy that Biden will inherit:
Biden is stepping into a situation that is expected to improve significantly, with projections from economists and government offices for falling unemployment, rising GDP and a booming stock market setting him up for success, @DionRabouin writes. axios.com/stocks-economy…
💭Trump vs. Biden on the stock market:
📉Key economic stats show that Biden will also inherit inequality.
Here are some of the players in the administration who have President Biden's ear on the economy and will help shape Biden-era policy. axios.com/biden-economy-…
The Biden administration, tasked with helping the American economy recover, is having to reinvent the economic toolbox to be able to address a crisis unlike anything the world has seen in a century, @imkialikethecar and @felixsalmon write. axios.com/biden-pandemic…
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