WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- An extension of some form of extra unemployment benefits would bolster U.S. economic growth, a senior Federal Reserve official said Monday.
As negotiations between Republican and Democratic lawmakers for the new COVID-19 relief package stall, the extra 600-U.S.-dollar unemployment benefits per week for roughly 30 million Americans expired on Friday.
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