Dow suffers biggest-ever points loss as FTSE 100 hits eight-year low
Sharp losses recorded despite US interest rate cut and as Bank of England hints at further support to combat coronavirus turmoil
Prepare for the coronavirus global recession
What initially seemed localised is worldwide and economic pain will go on for longer than first thought
In the coronavirus crisis, our leaders are failing us
As I learned in the 2008 crash, a global problem requires governments to work together, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
US Fed injects $1.5tn to markets as Dow and FTSE suffer worst day since 1987
Indices on both sides of the Atlantic suffer biggest one-day slide since Black Monday
UK minister tests positive as deaths outside China pass 1,000– as it happened
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US announces economic measures after markets plunge on virus fears – as it happened
Cases spike sharply across Europe and emergency measures in place from California to Saudi Arabia. This blog is closed.
Qantas slashes flights as coronavirus hits passenger numbers
Alan Joyce – Australia’s highest paid boss – will take no salary as staff asked to take unpaid leave
There will be no easy cure for a recession triggered by the coronavirus
An economic collapse may have already begun and globalisation will make recovery more difficult, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Panic hits global markets amid threat of coronavirus and oil price slump
FTSE100 expected to fall 6.3% on opening on Monday after Asian shares are battered by growing fears of a worldwide recession
Oil price plunges almost 30% as Saudis vow to step up production
Move follows Russian refusal to join Opec-led production cut aimed at keeping prices high
World Bank accused over ExxonMobil plans to tap Guyana oil rush
Washington DC-based bank grants funds to redraft south American state’s oil laws by lawyers linked to oil giant
Events and outbreaks mean Rishi Sunak’s flagship budget must wait
The coronavirus will reduce budget 2020 from a big bucks curtain raiser for Boris Johnson’s Toryism to a disaster relief statement
Race to stop economic confidence falling victim to coronavirus
Central bankers need to coordinate their efforts to stop wavering economic sentiment from declining further
FTSE 100 closes at lowest since 2016 as coronavirus fears hit markets
Analysts rule out any quick return to normality as firms warn on profits and public health measures hammer retail and travel
Oil price plummets as Opec fails to agree production cuts
Summit in Vienna aimed to slash output to prevent crash as coronavirus hits demand