Overview: The coronavirus plague upended the world in March. Equities are finishing the month on a firm note. Strong gains in the US yesterday and an unexpectedly strong Chinese PMI (yes, to be taken with the proverbial grain of salt) helped lift most Asia-Pacific and European markets today. Japan and Australia are exceptions to the generalization. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is slightly higher but appears to be waiting for US leadership to break higher. Benchmark 10-year yields are narrowly mixed. Peripheral European yields are a little softer, while the US 10-year hovers around 70