CNN (June 20)
“China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as the country rolls out an unrivaled inoculation drive…. Those doses are almost 40% of the 2.5 billion shots administered globally” and “all the more remarkable given that China’s rollout…. only reached its first million administered doses on March 27.”
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MarketWatch (March 28)
“Despite the upbeat note that the final full week in March delivered, strategists and market participants were chirping about a major block trade in the final minutes of Friday trading that could portend further stress on the market, which has been subject to bouts of turbulence as rising interest rates amid the rollout of COVID vaccines and a $1.9 trillion aid package complicate the financial outlook.”
Tags: Block trade, Covid, March, Market, Rates, Rollout, Strategists, Stress, Turbulence, Upbeat, Vaccines
Chicago Tribune (June 23)
“The rollout of Obamacare later this year is likely to bring a rate shock for many Americans who will buy health insurance from state marketplaces known as exchanges.” How much of a shock remains unknown as many implementation deadlines have been missed. Whether the rollout is a complete train wreck remains to be seen, but “this is not going to be a smooth ride.”
