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Europe saw a cautious start with oil firm Shell’s first dividend cut in 80 years, a record drop in French first quarter GDP and surge in German unemployment all giving traders an excuse for some pre-ECB profit taking.

“Today we will also see if the ECB is going to go to 1 trillion or beyond with its PEPP programme,” he added, a reference to the central bank’s beefed-up bond buying scheme. More caution was evident in other asset classes, with the U.S. dollar steady against most of the other major currencies and German Bund yields - which move inverse to price - dipping to a one-month low ahead of the expected ECB moves.

Partial results from the 1,063-patient U.S. government trial of Gilead’s remdesivir were hailed as “highly significant” by the top U.S. infectious disease official, Anthony Fauci.

 

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In 21 days cases and mortality rates for the virus will increase due to states opening up early without testing. The Federal Reserve has gone above and beyond propping up the economy. We're looking at a depression around August.

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