The United States on Monday reported a sharp drop in both new coronavirus infections and Covid-related deaths.49,965 new cases was the lowest in recent months except those recorded on weekends, in which lower metrics are attributed to reporting delays. With this, the national total has increased to 78,529,492, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.The seven-day average of case...
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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.