According to him, the recovery of the US economy remains uneven.

"Although the economic recovery is going faster than expected, it remains uneven and far from over," TASS quoted him as saying.

According to him, the way the economy continues to develop largely depends on the rate of spread of the virus and the measures taken to combat it.

Earlier, the US Federal Reserve kept its base interest rate at the level of 0-0.25% per annum.