Thinking about getting back to work
April 28, 2020

Thinking about getting back to work

Rob Waldner. Chief Strategist. Head of Macro Research, Invesco Fixed Income

Data continue to demonstrate the intense damage being done to economies around the globe by the economic “sudden stop ” put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

We have seen unemployment claims in the US continue at an historic rate, negative earnings reports across a range of industries, and received Chinese Q1 GDP results, the first GDP report to be fully impacted by COVID-19.

What does this mean for these two economic giants?

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