US Pres. Trump: See glimmers of hope despite very painful week

During his routing daily Coronavirus Task Force Briefings, US President Donald Trump struck cautiously optimistic statements while seeing glimmers of hope and citing the progress on anti-corona vaccine.

Key quotes

US being hit hard by coronavirus right now.

See glimmers of hope despite very painful week.

We’re working quickly to find an anti-corona vaccine and it may take a while.

FX implications

Following the latest step back in the market’s risk-on sentiment, measured comments from US President offered additional reason to worry for the traders. Though, early-Asian trading hours restricted the reaction to the news.