Japan PM Suga: Covid vaccine jabs to kick-off mid-next week

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Wednesday that the coronavirus vaccinations will begin mid-next week, per Jiji news.

The above announcement adding a bit of fresh optimism across the markets, with the S&P 500 futures flirting with record tops above 3,900. The yen is benefiting from the vaccine news, dragging USD/JPY to session lows just above 104.50.