Merkel expressing frustration with States' efforts - threatening to use Federal law if States not acting sufficiently to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Merkel commenting on contact restrictions, testing and perhaps additional measures such as curfews to stop the growth
  • emergency brakes not being implemented everywhere
  • States must follow through or else she will act

EUR/USD is most recently 1.1790 and little changed. FX has become habituated to virus restrictions.