Overview: A 9.8% contraction of the Chinese economy in Q1 did not derail investor optimism today, which saw Asia Pacific stocks rally strongly after Gilead (GILD) reported very preliminary positive testing of its drug to fight the coronavirus and plans to re-open are developing. Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's Kospi surged more than 3%. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index, Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600, and the S&P 500 are posting their first back-to-back weekly gains since the first half of February. European bourses are recouping the losses from early in the week, and the S&P