Experts reacted with dismay early Monday to President Joe Biden’s statement on “60 Minutes” that the pandemic is over, with many noting that more than 400 people living in the U.S. are dying from the virus every day. That means the country is seeing 9/11-level casualties every week. His comment comes just days after the head of the World Health Organization said the opposite, saying the end is in sight, but “we’re not there yet.” U.S. known cases of COVID are continuing to ease, although the true tally is likely higher given how many people are testing at home, where the data are not being collected. The daily average for new cases stood at 61,712 on Sunday, according to a New York Times tracker, down 29% from two weeks ago. The daily average for hospitalizations was down 12% at 33,143, while the daily average for deaths is down 6% to 464. Globally, the confirmed case tally rose above 612 million on Monday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins, while the death toll is above 6.52 million with the U.S. leading the world with 95.7 million cases and 1,053,420 deaths.
USDJPY: the pair declines ahead of the US ADP employment data
The USDJPY rate fell below 154.00 on Wednesday amid rising wages in Japan. Today, the market will focus on the US ADP employment statistics. Find
