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Fed's Clarida says U.S. unemployment could surge to worst level in decades

“We’re living through the most severe contraction in activity and surge in unemployment that we’ve seen in our lifetimes,” Clarida said during an interview with CNBC. While the unemployment rate could surge to levels not seen since the 1940s, Clarida said the Fed was using all of its tools to help the recovery be as strong as possible when it begins.

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