With 95,929 new cases reported on Wednesday, the total number of Covid infections in the United States rose to 46,792,138, as per the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
An additional 1,626 Covid deaths on the same day took the total number of people who died due to the pandemic to 759,062.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.