The West Wing is a ghost town. Staff members are scared of exposure. And the White House is now a treatment ward for not one — but two — Covid patients, including a president who has long taken the threat of the virus lightly.
Dow futures pointed to a higher Tuesday open after Wall Street soared following President Trump's tweet that he was leaving Walter Reed on Monday evening.
"There is still a long time for us to wait to see what the trajectory of [President Trump's] disease is," said Dr. Leana Wen, former Baltimore health commissioner.
The safe-haven yen and dollar rose on Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, rattling investors just a month before November's U.S. presidential election.