‘Black swan’ coronavirus casts its shadow over the global economy
Airlines have grounded flights, banks have sent staff home. In China and worldwide, the virus has taken its toll
German economy flatlines after spending and exports slowdown
GDP growth at 0% for final quarter of 2019 with no upturn forecast in the short term
Businesses worldwide count cost of coronavirus outbreak
From JCB in Britain to airlines in Middle East, virus fallout disrupts global supply chains
Of course there’s a globalisation backlash. It has failed billions of people
The era of open markets and open borders is over, its demise hastened by the climate crisis, populism and now coronavirus, says Larry Elliott, Guardian economics editor
First case of coronavirus confirmed in London – as it happened
Latest update on coronavirus outbreak, including WHO press conference and first case in London
Global economic growth will take big hit due to loss of nature
Damage to environment could wipe £368bn a year from growth by 2050 and UK will be hard hit, WWF warns
Ursula von der Leyen mocks Boris Johnson’s stance on EU trade deal
European commission chief picks out contradictions in UK approach to post-Brexit deal
‘The system is broken’: the billionaire investor who fears a return to the 1930s
Ray Dalio, who has a near $19bn fortune, is one of a handful of the 0.01% to go public with concerns about the system that created that wealth
Wuhan facing ‘wartime conditions’ as global coronavirus deaths reach 724
With businesses around the world suffering, Beijing tightens controls
China to cut US tariffs as coronavirus risks deepen
Markets rally after Beijing unveils plan to halve extra levies on 1,717 US products
‘Compulsory quarantine’ on all arrivals to Hong Kong from mainland China – as it happened
Thousands on board Diamond Princess cruise ship in offshore quarantine in Japan after 10 people test positive, as China death toll passes 490. This blog is closed
Chinese shares drop nearly 9% amid fears of coronavirus impact
As businesses in China remain shuttered and travel bans mount, crude oil and shares in Australia and Japan also take a hit
EU states look in poor health to withstand a global crisis
If the hit to their economies from the coronavirus is worse than feared, Britain’s closest neighbours could be in serious trouble
Fears of global economic slowdown as virus follows trade war
China, and the world, were already burdened by tariffs. Now, some say the coronavirus could undermine fragile growth
Johnson to impose full customs checks on goods from EU – report
Whitehall source says plans would ‘double the practical challenge at the border’