The Netherlands: Omicron now dominant in NL, new coronavirus cases fall 11% in a week

The Omicron variant of coronavirus is now dominant in the Netherlands, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. The variant now accounts for over than 50% of new cases, the RIVM said in its latest weekly update. The number of positive coronavirus cases reported to the RIVM fell 11% to 84,400 in the past week, but experts say this is likely to rise as Omicron spreads.

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U.S. Covid cases lowest in a year as Memorial Day travel picks up - by Nicolas Vega

The U.S. has reported the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in more than a year, as the nation’s airports over Memorial Day weekend experienced the largest number of travelers since the pandemic began.

The 11,976 new cases reported on May 29 were the lowest since March 23, 2020, when 11,238 new cases were reported, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The seven-day average of 21,007 is the lowest since March 31 of last year, when it was 19,363.

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International passenger traffic down 89% in February, no sign of recovery: IATA

Global airline industry body IATA said international passenger traffic plunged 89% in February compared to the same month last year as COVID-19 infections climbed once more, and there was no sign of an aviation recovery yet.

International passenger traffic was down almost 89% and is showing no signs of recovery in the current environment,” IATA’s new director general Willie Walsh said at a presentation on Wednesday.

Read more: International passenger traffic down 89% in February, no sign of recovery: IATA | Reuters

EU (average) unemployment at 20-year low

Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, has released figures showing that unemployment in the EU is at its lowest since 2000.

The average unemployment rate in the 28 EU states was 6.2 percent in December 2019, the lowest in almost 20 years. The Czech Republic (2.0 percent) as well as Germany and the Netherlands (both 3.2 percent) had the lowest while Greece (16.6 percent) and Spain (13.7 percent) had the highest.

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US economy: employment: The US created 500.000 fewer Jobs since 2018 than previously reported

U.S. created 500,000 fewer jobs since 2018 than previously reported, new figures show -

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FRANCE: WINE PRODUCTION HIT BY HEATWEAVE

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Eurozone unemployment hits lowest level in eight years

Europe's financial recovery continued at a steady pace amid a number of uncertainties in the market. The official eurozone figures were better than estimates of 9.2 percent from data company Factset.

Unemployment in the eurozone fell to 9.1 percent in June, its lowest figure since February 2009, according to official data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the bloc.

The jobless rate in the 19-state single currency market was better than expected by financial analysts. The numbers came a week after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the eurozone was strengthening, but warned of instability around Brexit and low inflation rates.

Read more: Eurozone unemployment hits lowest level in eight years | Business | DW | 31.07.2017

Commercial insurance rates decrease globally in Q2 2015-by Rosalie L. Donlon

In good news for commercial insurance customers, Marsh’s August 2015 “Global Insurance Market
Quarterly Briefing” found that commercial rates decreased around the world in most lines of business.

According to the report, the decrease for the ninth consecutive quarter generally can be attributed to competitive market conditions, characterized by an abundance of global capacity and a lack of large insured loss activity resulting in reported underwriting results with favorable combined ratios.

Although decreases were seen across regions and in most major lines of business, “notable exceptions” were seen in specialized coverages led by a firming Cyber insurance market. The report found that the Asia-Pacific region experienced the largest composite rate decrease, followed by the U.K., Continental Europe, Latin America and the U.S.

Read more: Commercial insurance rates decrease globally in Q2 2015 [Report] | PropertyCasualty360