US jobless claims fall & Chinese trade update

Jobless claims in the United States have fallen below one million for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. What effect will this have on the global economy? And will this trajectory continue going forward? Plus, tensions between the US and China have chilled amid the coronavirus outbreak, but how are both sides holding up to their “phase-one” trade commitments?

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