Western governments told to suspend debt interest amid Covid-19
IMF and World Bank asking countries to agree to requests for forbearance
Oil price may fall to $10 a barrel as world runs out of storage space
Facilities thought to be 75% full with Saudi Arabia due to ramp up output as demand falters amid coronavirus shutdowns
Stock markets rally after Federal Reserve starts printing money
Dow Jones has best day since 1933, with Asian and European markets also up, after US move
Covid-19 economic rescue plans must be green, say environmentalists
Campaigners urge governments to tie any bailouts to aviation and cruise industries to requirements for climate action
Urgent call to head off new debt crisis in developing world
Covid-19 crisis is raising borrowing costs for poorer nations just as commodity exports, tourism and remittances sent home fall
Sunak launches third UK budget in nine days – and the most crucial
Latest emergency coronavirus package poses three huge questions: is it well targeted, is it enough and is it in time?
Italy records its deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak with 475 deaths
More than 250m people now in lockdown in EU as Germany and Belgium adopt measures
Global Witness accuses UK of ‘rank hypocrisy’ on fossil fuel projects
Campaign group says UK’s export credit agency broke OECD’s rules with £2bn of fossil fuel financing
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