Black America’s Job Gap, U.S. Inequality, China Trade: Eco Day

(Bloomberg) -- Welcome to Monday, Americas. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get you through to the day:

• Black America’s jobs gap raises case for keeping federal unemployment benefits
• Federal Reserve’s zero-rates rescue is falling short of helping the most vulnerable in the labor market, and may end up widening inequalities
• Economic confidence is returning to the euro area slower than expected
• China has a mountain to climb to meet the terms of its U.S. trade deal
• Sweden’s Riksbank is resisting falling back into negative-rates trap
• The U.K. cutting sales tax in an effort to boost the economy would be the wrong move, Bloomberg Economists say
• U.K. industry wants the government to retrain young workers to solve challenges of aging workforce
• Germany’s chances of a V-shaped recovery depend on selling abroad, Bloomberg Economics says
• Finally, here’s our preview of what to watch this week

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