Biggest gain ever when it comes to wti in terms of percentage. We are losing steam there. We are not seeing a whole lot of movement here today. The offshore is slightly weaker. It does not seem like theres a whole lot of patterns you can actually string together here now that we are excluding japan. Ending the week back to where we started. Tom weve had another downgrade, another cut to forecast growth. Malaysia cutting its 2020 gdp growth estimates to 2 . A contraction of 2 . They are cutting their estimate to 2 on the coronavirus pandemic. Morgan stanley have upgraded malaysian equities. We will speak to Jonathan Gardner later in the show. We can has kim about the applications of that. Another grant outlook for malaysia. Worldwide cases of the coronavirus have reached more than one million infections and counting. Our chief north asia correspondent joins us on the line from hong kong. This is indeed a bleak milestone. Stephen thats right. Total673 is the latest were getting from the
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It is wednesday, july 22nd. And im yasmin vossoughian. Weve got a lot to cover this morning. Yesterday, the United States reported its highest number of deaths from the coronavirus this month. More than 1,000 people. According to nbc news data, deaths from arizona, florida and texas were among the highest on record, with each state reporting more than 120 deaths yesterday. And that also reported its highest single day toll. The president is hoping to turn around his dismal poll numbers resumed his press briefings on the coronavirus yesterday. With a moderated tone. Some areas of our country are doing very well. Others are doing less well. It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. Something i dont like saying about things, but thats the way it is. Were asking everybody that when you are not able to social distance, wear a mask. Get a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact. All right. So despite his shift in tone during that briefing, the pres