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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s sudden about-face on a cash handouts initiative indicates the government was no longer convinced the original plan was quick enough or big enough to support households as Japan ramps up its state of emergency.

Investor demand for Switzerland’s currency, already trading at a five-year high, will increase as the country’s economy will outperform others during the recession, strategists at UBS Group AG predict.

"Today I instructed the administration to suspend contributions to WHO pending an assessment of organizations' performance in the area of poor governance and the concealment of coronavirus distribution data. Everyone knows what happened. US taxpayers imported $400-500 million per year into the WHO budget. For comparison: China paid $40 million, - said Trump at a White House briefing.

The pound continued its climb against the dollar on Thursday amid a report that U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had moved out of intensitive care.