The U.S. government said overnight that the private employers laid off 20.2 million workers in April, and according to various analysts' forecasts, they're predicting that another 3 million Americans have claimed unemployment benefits over the past week. As well as the renewed friction between Washington and Beijing threatens to undermine a trade deal that was signed only a few months back, further risking the global economic recovery.
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