Fed’s ‘medium-term’ warning, Microsoft growth, Barclays loan provisions
The Federal Reserve has warned of lasting “medium-term” economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The FT’s James Politi unpacks the central bank’s outlook. Plus, the White House praised Gilead’s...
30 Apr 202010min
Alphabet’s signs of recovery, Trump’s meat plant order, measuring inflation
Google’s internet search business stabilised in April after a sharp downturn at the end of last month, Fitch has downgraded Italy’s credit rating to a single notch above junk, and US President Donald ...
29 Apr 202010min
European bank earnings, coronavirus threat to call centres
US oil prices fell sharply on Monday after the world’s largest oil-backed exchange traded fund began offloading all of its short-term contracts, and investors in European banks are braced for signific...
28 Apr 20209min
Covid-19 death toll, gap between financial markets and economy, Berlin’s reopening
An FT analysis found that the death toll from coronavirus may be almost 60 per cent higher than reported in official counts, and analysts are scrambling for explanations on the divergence between the ...
27 Apr 202010min
Germany backs EU recovery fund, Gilead drug flops, Rana Foroohar on US austerity
Germany is prepared to make a substantial financial contribution to help relaunch eurozone economies after the coronavirus pandemic, and the World Health Organization accidentally published documents ...
24 Apr 20209min
ECB to accept ‘fallen angel’ bonds as collateral, Covid-19 legal protections
The European Central Bank has changed its rules to accept bonds that lose their investment grade credit rating during the coronavirus crisis as collateral, oil prices rebounded on Wednesday after Dona...
23 Apr 202010min
Oil market turmoil, Netflix adds 16m subscribers, future of aerospace
Global oil markets remained under intense pressure on Tuesday with the price of US crude oil for June delivery nearly halving and Brent dropping below $20 per barrel for the first time in 18 years. Me...
22 Apr 202010min
US oil prices plummet, Singapore oil trader scandal
Yesterday, US oil prices crashed into negative territory for the first time in history. The FT’s US energy editor, Derek Brower, explains why and what is next for producers. Then, the FT’s natural res...
21 Apr 202010min
