The Australian’s Adam Creighton says economists in the United States are anticipating the economy will be back to the same size as it was before the coronavirus pandemic.
“The economy in the US is roaring back to life just as the Australian economy is,” Mr
Creighton told Sky News. “The jobless rate is also falling, it’s down to six per cent.”
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