AFP reports, citing a top official at the EMA
That’s not an encouraging headline following all the drama with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe over the past month or so. For now, there doesn’t seem to be much cause for concern outside of Europe, but we’ll see how this develops moving forward.

NHK reports
The initial estimates at the end of Q1 had Nomura sitting on roughly $2 billion losses – one of the worst-hit firms from the whole Archegos episode. While this is a rare event in the market, it isn’t one that investors are too concerned about anymore.

Stop placement
One of the frustrating things when you are trading intraday is to find that you pick a direction in a trade, get that direction right, but your stop was taken out before the trade moved in your direction.

Big announcement to follow from Boris Johnson on Easter Monday
As the vaccine rollout in the UK gathers pace, things are looking to return back to „normal“ again and Boris Johnson will provide the public with a roadmap later today.

A short statement released by the BOJ
The Japanese central bank says that they are starting Phase 1 of its experiments on digital currency issuance today, which will focus on developing a test environment for core functions such as issuance, distribution and redemption.

A look at what is on the board for today
As Easter Monday engulfs the market to start the new week, there aren’t much notable ones to be mindful of even as US traders return later today.

Suspect is in custody
Two police officers and suspect taken to the hospital. Car did not get too far , but suspect brandished a knife after crash.  It is being reported that the Capitol suspect has died (according to ABC news).

What the charts are saying now and going into next week’s trading
The US dollar is modestly higher after the better than expected jobs report but off the initial spike levels. 

Decent US dollar move, but certainly nothing sensational
The US dollar caught a quick bid after a roundly-stronger March . The US added 916K jobs in the month, besting the +660K consensus estimate.

March 2021 non-farm payrolls highlights
This report lands on Good Friday into a thin market and we saw some quick pops in the US dollar but not as large as you would expect. The unemployment rate was in line with estimates but given the uptick in the participation rate, that’s good news.