Life expectancy in the United States declined by one full year in the first half of 2020 to 77.8 years, down from 78.8 years in 2019.The Covid-19 pandemic is partially responsible for the drop, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.CDC'S National Center for Health Statistics released the report on Thursday based on statistics of deaths that occurred in the...
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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.