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.

The timeline is changed
Earlier today Trump’s doctor indicated he had been diagnosed with COVID 72 hours earlier, a timeline that would have been the morning after the debate. Afterwards, he attended a rally in Minnesota and then a fundraiser the following day.

Update from Trump’s doctor, Sean Conley
Trump was given an experimental therapy from Regeneron yesterday and later received Remdesivir. His doctor said he will receive a five-day Remdesivir treatment and will stay in hospital for the duration.

This report is also

That took a quick turn for the worse
There is another report that he’s had a fever all day and he hasn’t tweeted so you know it’s bad.
Reports now say he’s now leaving the White House for the military hospital.

Comments from Mester:
There’s nothing surprising here but the answer about inflation is notable because there will be times next where when inflation rises above 2%, particularly when y/y comps on fuel start to hit.

Report on Trump’s health
A memo from Trump’s physician said he received a cocktail of drugs from Regeneron. A separate report says he has a low-grade fever.
Just this week Regeneron said its trial antiviral drug cocktail — named REGN-COV2 — reduced the coronavirus load and
the time needed to ease symptoms in non-hospitalized patients with
COVID-19.

Some late positive signs
The Senate risks being the major sticking point in stimulus negotiations so a small endorsement from McConnell is meaningful.

Major indices still close higher for the week
Although the NASDAQ fell over 2% today, the index still closed higher for the 2nd week in a row. The S&P index and Dow industrial average also closed higher for the week. The Dow and S&P snapped a 4-week losing streak.  The stocks snapped a 2 day winning streak