Just Another Manic Monday

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. at 06.55BSTASX (+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.