Trump has pledged $5,000 checks to US adults if Republicans win the midterm
elections. Kent Smetters, head of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, estimates a
full rollout would cost about $1.35 tln; with a household income cap of $400,000
the cost would be roughly $1.15 tln. If recipients spend about $400 bln within
six months, US inflation could be pushed up by up to 0.5 percentage point over
the following year.