Politico reports
The report says that talks between Pelosi and Mnuchin are going ‚very slowly‘, citing a source from Pelosi’s conference call with Democratic leaders. There’s not much else besides this but at least negotiations are still ongoing for later in the day.

St Louis Fed president, James Bullard, speaks in a WSJ interview

What’s moving markets to start the week
Things are looking up
as the new week gets going. For the most part, reports around President Trump’s
health have been positive, while investors are also feeling good about the
prospects for the next round of US fiscal stimulus. 

Forex news from the European trading session – 5 October 2020
Headlines:
Markets:
– CHF leads, JPY lags on the day
– European equities higher; E-minis up 0.7%

If you can’t campaign physically, tweet it out
A series of tweets that Trump has posted in the past few minutes:

STOCK MARKET HIGHS. VOTE!
STRONGEST EVER MILITARY. VOTE!
It is likely that he will still go on with the list above. I

Comments by UK prime minister, Boris Johnson
– I have no doubt that we can get on top of this virus
– Outbreak seems more localised this time than it was in March, April
Johnson trying to ease concerns and continuing to defend the strategies the government has employed in curbing the spread of the virus. The numbers

US president Trump is up and tweeting on the day
IF YOU WANT A MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY (AND ONE THAT WILL SHUT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS DOWN), VOTE DEMOCRAT!!!
It is tough to read much into the tweet and how his health conditions is progressing but he’s already put

The Japanese government is planning an unprecedentedly short screening period of three weeks once Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Co submits a new drug application.
The news comes via the , citing unnamed sources.

White House doctor seems carefully upbeat, from his statement:
– Trump not yet out of the weeds but the team remains cautiously optimistic
– Trump continues to do well, „having made substantial progress since diagnosis“
Sean Conley, the White House physician, with the update. Let’s hope Trump stays on the improve. 

New Jersey Governor and Trump confidant gets the virus
Chris Christie was among those helping Trump with debate prep this week so there was considerable speculation that he had been exposed to the virus. No one wore masks at the debate prep, according to Christie.