Covid casualties in the United States have fell by 20 percent and the number of positive cases have dropped by 24 percent in the last fortnight, as per the New York Times' latest data.
With 444 additional deaths reported on Monday, the total number of people that have lost their lives due to coronavirus infection in the country has risen to 1,050,845, as per Johns Hopkins University's latest data.
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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.