Trump/The FDA announced easier access to Plasma treatment.
It's nothing ground breaking, but is "proven to cut mortality by 35%, and has been enough to keep risk supported overnight.
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ASX (+0.3%)
Nikkei (0.26%)
KOSPI (+0.6%)
Hang Seng (+1.6%)
Disappointingly, Chinext Tech index is only up 2% so far today.
The new 20% trading limit is now in effect.
Overall, it's looking like a risk on start to the week.
Headline-watching in order as there is no data flow at all today.
IG's opening calls:
European Opening Calls:#FTSE 6029 +0.46%#DAX 12827 +0.49%#CAC 4919 +0.46%#AEX 554 +0.41%#MIB 19784 +0.45%#IBEX 7000 +0.26%#OMX 1763 +0.54%#STOXX 3273 +0.42%#IGOpeningCall
— IGSquawk (@IGSquawk) August 24, 2020
New Zealand's Q2 retail sales were terrible, but slightly better than expected.
Latest release: Retail sales plummet in lockdown. https://t.co/JIAnTa2Ypc pic.twitter.com/NsJ0B5Cqkc
— Stats NZ (@Stats_NZ) August 23, 2020
In other news;
Leaders are getting ill.
Japanese PM Abe is getting treatment for a chronic illness
Kim Jong Un reportedly in a coma as his sister Kim Yo Jong takes control https://t.co/6FKku2YI1A pic.twitter.com/MHR66mUUR4
— New York Post (@nypost) August 23, 2020
This one shouldn't surprise anyone.
There have been strong suspicions that he was dead/dying since earlier in the year.
His sister seems nice anyway. Here's a picture of her at his bedside.
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