The New Paper

May 21, 2021

The New Paper Weekly Recap: Economy

  • Prices of several major cryptocurrencies fell (5/20)
  • The Fed announced plans to issue a discussion paper this summer on digital payments and central bank digital currencies (5/21)
  • 440k people filed for unemployment in the US last week (5/21)
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