Federal Reserve officials suggest recovery of US economy may be stalling

Seemingly rapid rebound in jobs, retail sales and some other measures of activity in May and June may not persist, recent data shows.

Federal Reserve officials raised fresh doubts on Wednesday about the durability of the U.S. recovery, while new business surveys highlighted developing risks from the relentless coronavirus pandemic.

In separate appearances, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin noted what Barkin characterized as "air pockets" facing the U.S. economy - businesses exhausting existing order books without refilling them, and households facing the end of unemployment benefits and other support.

"Businesses like construction had pretty good pipelines and kept going," through the first phase of the pandemic Barkin said in webcast remarks to a group