The Bank of Japan launches an unprecedented expansion of its quantitative easing programme, pledging unlimited bond buying. The stimulus increase moves Asian equities higher. Chinese industrial profits fall 35 per cent in March but recover from the steepest drop in a decade as almost a quarter of sectors see an increase in activity. Deutsche Bank surprises by posting a profit in Q1 but the German lender warns that it will miss its capital target due to the recession caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work to lay out a plan to lift the nationwide lockdown.

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