A sudden rise in two key metrics that measure the pandemic's severity was reported in the United States on Tuesday.With 3,756 additional fatalities reporting in the last 24 hours, the total U.S. death toll from the deadly disease rose to 357,377, as per latest data from the Johns Hopkins University.During the same period, 227,365 new cases were reported across the country, taking the total number ...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.