de Blasio says New York is „ready to come back, and come back strong“
There is still a few months to go and with timelines like these, it is definitely a play-by-ear situation so we’ll see how things go in the coming weeks when they plan to ease some restrictions ahead of the big reopening later

Forex news from the European trading session – 29 April 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– CHF leads, JPY lags on the day
– European equities mostly higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.7%

US stocks look poised to bounce back
So far, there aren’t any jitters from the push higher in Treasury yields as US futures are pointing to solid gains ahead of North American trading today.

CAD/JPY jumps up to 88.50-60 levels, its highest since October 2018
The highs at the time are seen @ 89.17-22 and that will be the next key critical resistance point but in the big picture, there is much to like with the pair fundamentally.

Forex news from the European trading session – 28 April 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– NZD leads, GBP lags on the day
– European equities higher; S&P 500 futures flat

Kyodo News reports on the matter
The report says that the government plans to introduce vaccine passports in order to make it easier for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, citing government sources on the matter.

As confirmed by French prime minister, Jean Castex

Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 23 April 2021
–  +8.6%
– Market index 706.6 vs 724.8 prior
– Refinancing index 3,185.3 vs 3,219.9 prior
A bit of a moderation in both purchases and refinancing after the surge seen in the prior week, as higher rates in general continue to oversee a decline in housing

The top tax rate on capital gains will be 39.6%
The $1.8 trillion plan covers education and childcare but for markets, the thing to take note of is how this will all be funded and that is via tax increases on the wealthy.

Forex news from the European trading session – 27 April 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– GBP leads, AUD lags on the day
– European equities lower; S&P 500 futures up 0.1%