The delay on passing the new stimulus bill doesn’t seem to be translating into losses on the stock market. An interesting contradiction on the state of the economy that is also present in our media analysis. Axios’ headline with its hint towards a looming crisis carries a negative sentiment with it, whereas the article on a whole has a rosier outlook at the legislative gridlock.
The first stimulus bill worked. Providing a financial safety net to those impacted by the pandemic and allowing for the economy to hold up much better than expected. However, despite positive language on the current situation, there is a preponderance of risk and crisis language throughout this piece on what may occur. Most likely associated to the article’s final outlook: while the economy has fared better than expected, without further government assistance or market improvements the situation could worsen.
Read the full article analysis here.
“House of Representatives Building and the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol — Washington (DC) January 2013” by Ron Cogswell is licensed under CC BY 2.0
