24393 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Thursday, taking the national total to 33,999,808. This is higher than the 7-day average of 22999.630 new deaths were reported in the country on the same day, which is lower than the weekly average of 684. With this, the COVID death toll in the U.S. increased to 607,726.California led in both COVID metrics - 5294 new cases and 149 d...
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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.