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Asia’s advanced economies now have lower birth rates than Japan
The list of things for which Japan enjoys a global reputation includes delicious food, cutting-edge technology, an oversupply of karaoke bars and an undersupply of babies. In 1990 it published a record-low fertility rate for the previous year—the so-called “1.57 shock”. For years it has been seen as a harbinger of how rich societies will …
As maternal mortality rates rise in Virginia, health officials launch interviews into deaths
Preliminary data show Virginia’s maternal mortality rate more than doubled between 2018 and 2020, a sharp increase encouraging state officials to start doing ground-level interviews to figure out what’s driving pregnancy-related deaths. According to early numbers from Virginia’s Maternal Mortality Review Team, the state’s maternal mortality rate in 2018 was 37.1 deaths per 100,000 cases. In …
Mortgage rates hit highest level since 2009
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.27% in the week ending May 5, up from 5.10% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the highest since 2009 and well above the 2.96% average from this time last year. “Mortgage rates resumed their climb this week as the 30-year fixed reached its highest point since …
RBA increases interest rates to 0.35 per cent; Scott White jailed for 1988 murder of Scott Johnson; NSW and Victoria report 35 coronavirus deaths; Climate study warns on uninsurable homes; Germany backs Russia oil embargo
The Governor of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe is now speaking after the RBA board increased interest rates from the record-low level of 0.10 per cent to 0.35 per cent. Dr Lowe said the record-low rates were a response to the “dark days of the pandemic”, which is now – at least in economic terms …
ECB leaves rates unchanged as expected
The European Central Bank announced on Thursday that it had left interest rates unchanged, with the deposit rate still at -0.5%, as had been expected by market participants. The central bank also announced new adjustments to its quantitative easing plans. Following the end of the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) this month, the Asset Purchase Programme will amount …
Columbia/Boone County Board of Health gives recommendations to reduce teen vaping rates in the county
News COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a delay due to the coronavirus, the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health has issued their recommendations to help reduce teen vaping rates in the county. The report states that “harmful health and mental health effects of youth vaping are far-reaching, and more interventions are needed to bring down the number …
Ask for Break on Fees and Interest Rates – NBC Boston
If you are struggling with credit card debt, now is the time to pick up the phone. Ask for your card issuers to give you a break on fees and interest rates, and a recent survey from Lending Tree shows that you are likely to get it. “I was actually really scared and nervous to …
Coronavirus live updates: Fauci warns that U.S. rates of new cases still too high
Anthony S. Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, warned Americans that 50,000 new infections a day is still too high and urged people to get vaccinated, even as rates of new doses administered have dropped 14 percent in the last week. “That’s a precarious level, and we don’t want that to go up,” he said …
Breaking the wave: How to stop rising COVID rates from worsening
President Joe Biden said that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made a “big mistake” last month when he eliminated mandated masks and ended capacity restrictions on businesses. Nevertheless, new COVID virus cases there have decreased 24% in the past two weeks. That’s completely baffling to some New Yorkers, who, despite still diligently covering their faces in …
A break for borrowers? Spiking mortgage rates may be stalling, experts say
A break for borrowers? Spiking mortgage rates may be stalling, experts say Despite another weekly jump in mortgage rates, analysts say the relentless increases could soon come to an end — or at least pause amid fears of how new COVID-19 strains will affect the reviving U.S. economy. That should be welcome news to would-be …
