Today on the Brief: Which industries are recovering the best China retaliates against U.S. after consulate shutdown  Dollar heads toward its worst month since 2018 Our main discussion features returning guest Tuomas Malinen, CEO of GnS Economics. In this discussion, Tuomas and NLW discuss: An outline of the European Union’s new recovery plan The new debt issuance structure that marks a first for Europe  The challenges of currency unions  How Europe’s debt crisis changed how Europeans think about economic integration Why the current plan amounts to “stealth federalization”  Why some member states are in a state of mutiny over the fund Find our guest online: Website: GnS Economics Twitter: @mtmalinen