gap in vaccination campaigns. While the old continent is struggling to get people to take the AstraZeneca jab, the US is ramping up the rollout and also production. Merck agreed to produce Johnson and Johnson’s single-shot inoculations and President Joe Biden stated that every American could be offered a vaccine by the end of May. Also in Washington, the Senate will begin debating Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief package on Wednesday. While the president urged lawmakers to leave as much as possible unchanged, some elements such as the minimum wage hike will likely fall out of the legislation passed by the House. Nevertheless, advancing stimulus will likely add propping up the greenback.