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Yes, a fed meeting at 2 00. None of it matters. What matters is the drama, the guys fromof four Silicon Valley lined up in front of congress. And oh yeah, the stimulus. What has your attention . Jonathan funnily enough, the Federal Reserve, but only because somebody people are playing it down. A lot of people have shaken their head. What was the last three months about . We are about to see a shift away from the accommodation we have seen towards much more Forward Guidance, and the commitment, the shift in the reaction function to formalize that commitment to low for a whole lot longer, and i think that its important. Tom the queen of the xaxis, lisa abramowicz, is here. Are we going to go out to 2023 today . Lisa the question is where. Are we talking about the front end . Clearly they are not going to raise rates anytime soon. What are going to be some of the measures they look to to decide what their policy is . Are they going to set inflation pegs . Are they going to set implement p
Since Early Morning people have come to pray for those who died in the battle of okinawa. Many are visiting the monument where names of the military personnel and civilians who lost their lives have are inscribed. This man was 5 years old when the fighting erupted and lost his father, brother, and grandparents. Translator i pray and ask for peace and happiness. This 88yearold woman lost her uncle who was a serviceman for the impeer japanese navy. Translator because of you, uncle, we are able to enjoy peace. Ease res i in pcece i prayyor 200,000 people lost their inududingeequarr o ofheinawaw onunune 2,945, the japanesee military operations against the u. S. And allied forces in okinawa came to an end. About 200 people are expected to attend a Memorial Service at the Memorial Park in the city on tuesday. The annual event usually draws 5,000 people but this year the number is smaller because of the coronavirus. Many people in okinawa hope the anniversary is a chance for the entire countr
Taking thorough measures we can avoid the spread of infection. Abe said officicials made th decision after assessing the number of recent infections and the state of local, medical and testing systems. He says the government will consider lifting the declaration for the rest of the prefectures including tokyo and osaka next week before it expires at the end of the month. The recent decline in the number of new infections in the country is the result of peoples efforts to stay home andnd redu human to human contact. Many of those efforts need to remain in place. They may have to be reimposed while preventing the virus at the same time before establishing the new normal is extremely difficult challenge that we are to embrace. The Prime Minister thanked medical workers and pledged to boost testing capabilities. Theres access to various treatment options. The decision is set to be finalized when the governments Coronavirus Task force meets shortly. More than 16,000 people testete positive
Europe appear to be stable or declining but he expressed concern that africa and central and south america are seeing upward trends though the numbers are low at this stage. The executive director of the w. H. O. Heaealth Emergencies Program michael ryan highlighted the potential for catastrophe if the virus spreads in countries with weakk medical systems. He said the w. H. O. Has seen an increase of 250 to 300 in just one week, alone, in some african nations. He said we are at the beginning in africa. Data compiled by u. S. Universities show the number of confirmed Coronavirus Infections has topped 2. 6 million worldwide. Johns Hopkins University says the death toll has now exceeded 182,000. The United States has the most fatalities at over 45,000. The governor of new york state has announced plans to launch a largescale program aiming to trace the contacts of people infected with the coronavirus. Once you trace and find more positives, then you isolate the positives. Theyre under qua