US Pres. Biden Covid-19 speech: Not going back to Mar 2020; We are prepared for what's coming

Ross J Burland FXStreet

President Joe Biden has said that the US is not going back to March 2020, in terms of lockdown.

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Biden says those not fully vaccinated have good reason to be concerned about omicron.
Biden says all Americans have patriotic duty to get vaccinated.
President Biden says we are not going back to March 2020.
Biden says we can keep our K-12 schools open.

US markets are brushing the risk-off on Tuesday. Stocks have rallied in midday trading and was rebounding from a slump in the previous session as risk appetite improved.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5% to 35,505, the S&P 500 increased01.67% to 4,645, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 2.22% to 15,975.

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Ross J Burland, born in England, UK, is a sportsman at heart. He played Rugby and Judo for his county, Kent and the South East of England Rugby team.

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