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U.S. GDP up 6.4% in first quarter of 2021

The United States GDP increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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COVID-19: Peru suffers from high excess mortality rate

02:19 Peru continues to have the highest excess death rate in the world, according to the Financial Times, surpassing its neighbors, Ecuador and Bolivia, which are also in the top five

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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 6.3% in January

U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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U.S. third quarter GDP up 33.4 percent

Gross domestic product rebounded at a 33.4% annualized rate last quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department said in its third estimate of GDP.

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U.S. economy contracts 4.8 pct in Q1 amid COVID-19 impact

U.S. economic activity in the first quarter contracted at an annual rate of 4.8 percent amid COVID-19 impact, the biggest decline since the Great Recession, the U.S. C

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China's CPI up 4.3 pct in March

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 4.3 percent year on year in March, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.The rate eased from

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U.S. deaths on the rise

02:58 In the U.S., the rate of new infections is still on the rise.But in the epicenter of New York state, some positive news.CGTN's Nathan King reports.

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Rate of COVID infections in the U.S. versus Europe

03:01 As the coronavirus pandemic accelerates in the U.S., the mortality rate remains relatively low compared to Italy and Spain.CGTN's Dan Williams reports from Chicago.

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Cure rate increases significantly nationwide: Chinese health official

The cure rate for the novel coronavirus has increased significantly across China to 8.2 percent, rising from the 1.3 percent figure announced on January 27, an official for the National Health Com

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Hubei's coronavirus mortality rate higher than elsewhere – Why?

01:32 Based on data as of 24:00 on February 2, the mortality rate of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, except Hubei Province, was 0.18 percent

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China sees steady employment in Q1

Chinacontinuedtoseeastablejobmarketinthefirstquarterthisyear,withtheunemploymentrateatarelativelylowlevel,officialdatashowedTuesday.FromJanuarytoMarch,themonthl

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Does money buy happiness in other countries? New study finds out

Everyyear,morethan1millionpeoplecometotheUnitedStatesinhopesoflivingtheAmericandream.WithsomanypeoplestrivingtoliveintheU.S.,youmightthinkit'sthehappiestcountry

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Iran fixes currency rate in bid to stop rial collapse

IrantookthedrasticstepoffixingtherateofitscurrencyagainstthedollaronTuesdayinabidtoarrestaslidethathasseenitfallbyathirdinsixmonths.Therialhasreachedaseriesofre

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Faster economic growth seen in the Philippines

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,April3(APD)–PhilippinesocioeconomicplannersbelievethePhilippineDevelopmentPlanfrom2017to2022willassureeveryoneofinclusivegrowthwith

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New York Fed to launch U.S. Libor contender, slow takeup seen

TheNewYorkFederalReservewilllaunchabenchmarkU.S.rateonTuesdaytopotentiallyreplaceLibor,andmarketparticipantshopeitwillprovemorereliableafteralongandcomplexswitc

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US stocks, dollar fall as Fed lifts interest rates

TheFederalReserveonWednesdayraisedthekeylendingrateforthefirsttimethisyeartoitshighestlevelinadecade,citingastrongeroutlookforUSeconomicgrowth.NewlyinstalledFed

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World Bank: India’s growth rate will rise soon

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,Mar.15(APD)-WorldBank’slatestbiannualIndiaDevelopmentUpdatereleasedonWednesday,highlightsthatIndia’sgrowthratewillrisesoon,how