1/25/2021 8:02:20 PM GMT | By FXStreet Team
Here is what you need to know on Tuesday, January 26:
The dollar appreciated on the back of
risk aversion, mainly advancing against high-yielding rivals. The dismal mood was the result of poor macroeconomic data and news related to a new US stimulus package, as President Joe Biden faces opposition from Republican and Democrat lawmakers.
Wall Street plummeted in the initial hours of trading, but indexes trimmed most of their intraday losses, to close the day mixed. US Treasury yields fell to
fresh three-week lows on fears, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note down to 1.03%.
Talks are ongoing between the UK and Ireland to find a “two-island” solution to mandatory quarantining, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed.
Mr Martin said Ireland’s health minister Stephen Donnelly had been talking to UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock about the matter.
However, Mr Martin added that Ireland was “not in a position to seal the border”.
The Taoiseach made the comments in response to calls for the Government to introduce mandatory quarantining.
The deputy chief medical officer said mandatory quarantine should be introduced for people coming into Ireland.
Dr Ronan Glynn told the Oireachtas Health Committee that there should be as few people as possible coming into the country for non-essential reasons over the coming months.
Talks are ongoing between the UK and Ireland to find a “two-island” solution to mandatory quarantining, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed.
Mr Martin said Ireland’s health minister Stephen Donnelly had been talking to UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock about the matter.
However, Mr Martin added that Ireland was “not in a position to seal the border”.
The Taoiseach made the comments in response to calls for the Government to introduce mandatory quarantining.
The deputy chief medical officer said mandatory quarantine should be introduced for people coming into Ireland.
Dr Ronan Glynn told the Oireachtas Health Committee that there should be as few people as possible coming into the country for non-essential reasons over the coming months.
Talks are ongoing between the UK and Ireland to find a “two-island” solution to mandatory quarantining, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed.
Mr Martin said Ireland’s health minister Stephen Donnelly had been talking to UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock about the matter.
However, Mr Martin added that Ireland was “not in a position to seal the border”.
The Taoiseach made the comments in response to calls for the Government to introduce mandatory quarantining.
The deputy chief medical officer said mandatory quarantine should be introduced for people coming into Ireland.
Dr Ronan Glynn told the Oireachtas Health Committee that there should be as few people as possible coming into the country for non-essential reasons over the coming months.