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India struggles to contain coronavirus, enforce lockdown in sprawling city slums
Western state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, has emerged as a hotspot with over 1,100 of those cases.
Bank of England steps up lending to large companies
The facility is open to companies which had an investment-grade credit rating
Merkel says no to 'coronabonds'
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday rejected demands by Italy for common euro zone bonds to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus
England's coronavirus hospital death toll rises 765 to 7,248
The coronavirus death toll in English hospitals rose 765 to 7,248, up from 6,483 day befor
Fed rolls out huge new virus rescue as jobless claims surge again
The Fed said it would work through banks to offer 4-year loans to companies of up to 10,000 employees
New UK benefits claims hit 1.2mln as virus-hit economy suffers
Universal Credit payments include support for people on low incomes working fewer hours
Fitch Revises Malaysia's outlook to negative; affirms at 'A-'
Fitch forecasts a 1% contraction in economic activity in 2020
Malaysia says committed to fiscal discipline despite big stimulus package
The government has announced a stimulus package of $59.84bln
Indonesia central bank sees GDP growth bottoming at 1.1% in Q2
GDP growth in the first three months of 2020 was probably 4.7%
Nearly one in three UK firms reduced staff levels as coronavirus hit - ONS
Administrative and support services sector and the arts, entertainment and recreation sector reported the largest proportions of reducing staff
Insights
Oil industry crisis starkly revealed in U.S. weekly data: Kemp
Global oil producers and refiners are struggling with a series of unprecedented dislocations
Bailout oversight vacancy causes big risks
Oversight is key to ensuring the emergency funds go to intended recipients and meet certain criteria
For staff, Jeff Bezos is more CEO than trailblazer
Amazon’s envied supply-chain system has grappled with a surge in demand amid the Covid-19 crisis