Explainer-What is the Treasury yield curve and what is it telling us?
(Reuters) – A hawkish shift from the U.S. Federal Reserve last week has focused attention on the shape of the yield curve. Here’s [...]
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Concerns if ‘explosive’ Delta variant identified
Stricter measures than for past outbreaks could be on the cards if the Australian visitor turns out to have had the “explosive” Delta [...]
Inflation re-cycling: Chinese exporters pass higher costs on to customers around the world
BEIJING (Reuters) – A metal coatings plant in China’s manufacturing hub has been hit by price increases of up to 30% for raw [...]
Colorado lawmakers look to expand access to birth control, abortion services through Medicaid
Reproductive health care finds itself of some importance this year in the Colorado legislature, with bills that would make it easier to get [...]
What'sHerName podcast explores women's history
Like most podcasters, Olivia Meikle happily watches the number of listeners jump when her favored subject gets its moment in the sun — [...]
What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pressure is growing among President Joe Biden’s Democrats to end the filibuster, a long-standing Senate custom that requires a supermajority [...]
COVID-19: Volunteers to be exposed to virus in world-first study in UK
The UK is to host a world-first study in which volunteers will be deliberately exposed to coronavirus to work out the smallest amount [...]
A timing issue? NZ-China dairy exports dropped by 21% in December
New Zealand dairy exports to China fell in December for the first time in six years, but economists are putting it down to [...]
Explainer: Trump's legacy – Big policy changes that often got lost amid the din and scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump may be best remembered for his use of Twitter as a bully pulpit to stoke controversy or [...]
Black-footed ferrets given experimental COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado
By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a group [...]