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The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record-low level of 0.1% on Thursday and said it was ready to expand its asset purchases further if needed.

As the White House scrambles to shore up support for its coronavirus strategy at home amid a spike in new cases, criticism has been mounting overseas about the administration's approach.

The number of deaths in the U.S. has reached 1,041, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.

Most of the country's 1.3 billion people have been told to stay indoors for 21 days starting Wednesday as part of the government's efforts to slow down the coronavirus outbreak.

Singles are finding new ways to communicate with their matches, from dinner dates over Zoom to "watching" Netflix together or simply finding time for an "online wine."

Glimmers of hope are being seen in Europe as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to decline in Italy, the country that has seen the most acute outbreak of the infection.

The additional stimulus came just a month after the country planned 6.4 billion Singapore dollars ($4.4 billion) of economic and health-care measures.

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Investors await the release of U.S. initial jobless claims data, expected to be out around 8:30 p.m. HK/SIN on Thursday, which could provide clues to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Apple has launched new iPhones in September or October every year since 2011. In most years, a successful launch of the new devices, which account for over half of Apple's revenue, is critical for the company.

Singapore had been praised globally for its approach in managing the outbreak through stringent contact tracing and quarantine efforts.

Singapore's economy contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter from a year ago, official preliminary data showed.

In an interview with CNBC, Ellison said the home improvement retailer has seen an increase across nearly every store category as customers not only stock up on cleaning supplies, but fix up their homes.

The chances for a Senate vote on a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill looked murky as senators threatened to delay it over unemployment insurance.

The American Chamber of Commerce in China's survey of members in March found that the consumer sector had one of the largest revenue disruptions, but had the highest proportion of businesses saying they would stick to their investment plans.

"We have over $1 billion of cash now. Certainly we're in a good position. But we want to take an abundance of caution as we manage through the challenges of this situation," said Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus singled out President Donald Trump for doing a "great job" in leveraging public and private sector resources to fight the pandemic.

The coronavirus "pandemic continues to take a massive toll," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.