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KBRA Releases Research – Coronavirus (COVID-19): Federal Rescue Response: The True Cost and Where the Money Is Going

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases research focusing on the U.S. Treasury’s coronavirus (COVID-19) spending. To date, the budgetary impact is expected to be $2.4 trillion, well below the headline number of $3.6 trillion, with the lion’s share allocated toward economic considerations. Households take the largest slice of the pie.

In KBRA’s view, the Fed’s active purchase of Treasuries suggests that taxpayers may not be on the hook for the full sum.

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Joan Feldbaum-Vidra, Managing Director, Sovereigns
+1 (646) 731-2362
jfeldbaumvidra@kbra.com

William Cox, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate, Financial, and Government Ratings
+1 (646) 731-2472
wcox@kbra.com

Business Development Contact
Mauricio Noé, Senior Managing Director & Head of Europe
+44 777 193 6570
mnoe@kbra.com

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Contacts

Analytical Contacts
Joan Feldbaum-Vidra, Managing Director, Sovereigns
+1 (646) 731-2362
jfeldbaumvidra@kbra.com

William Cox, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate, Financial, and Government Ratings
+1 (646) 731-2472
wcox@kbra.com

Business Development Contact
Mauricio Noé, Senior Managing Director & Head of Europe
+44 777 193 6570
mnoe@kbra.com

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