Global recession
Only a large-scale skills programme can protect against Covid's fallout
Huge fiscal support has safeguarded jobs and demand, but only skills and training can prevent long-term economic scarring
Andy Haldane
31, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM
Covid vaccine rally fuels market optimism of a faster global recovery
News of potentially effective vaccine helps persuade politicians to keep policies to prevent lay offs and bankruptcies
Larry Elliott
14, Nov, 2020 @8:00 AM
European stock markets endure worst week since June
Wall Street also tumbles as global markets fear economic fallout from new Covid-19 restrictions
Larry Elliott Economics editor
30, Oct, 2020 @6:04 PM
IMF estimates global Covid cost at $28tn in lost output
World economic outlook says 2020 impact is less than thought but there will be deep scars
Larry Elliott
13, Oct, 2020 @12:30 PM
'Nobody is safe': why Australia's Covid jobs crisis could last years
Economists believe the double whammy of the pandemic will rapidly accelerate structural changes in the labour market
Martin Farrer
05, Sep, 2020 @8:00 PM
UK to plunge into deepest slump on record with worst GDP drop of G7
Official measure to be declared this week as coronavirus lockdown shrinks GDP by 21% in second quarter
Richard Partington
09, Aug, 2020 @12:29 PM
How does a young writer pay the rent?
Affordable education and a buoyant economy help – but being a vagabond artist is still precarious. Could the Covid-19 pandemic create a moment of opportunity for writing?
Niamh Campbell
21, Jul, 2020 @6:00 AM
Summer statement: the UK's Covid-19 economic crisis in five key charts
Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s statement we look at public finances, economic growth, jobs, retail and the housing market
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
08, Jul, 2020 @5:00 AM
Angela Merkel fears economic crisis is being underestimated in EU
Leaders clash over coronavirus recovery funds, with Germany pushing for swift resolution
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
19, Jun, 2020 @3:25 PM
UK economy on course for a slow rebound, healthcheck show
Coronavirus and looming Brexit means recovery ‘measured in years, not months’, says survey
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
21, May, 2020 @10:50 AM
Germany in recession as coronavirus blights eurozone economies
France and Italy also slide into recession as lockdown measures cut consumer spending and investment
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
15, May, 2020 @1:22 PM
Global stock markets rise as China-US trade tensions ease
Oil price rises and shares end week on a high despite growing economic damage from coronavirus pandemic
Richard Partington
08, May, 2020 @4:42 PM
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