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Federal Reserve slashes rates, launches stimulus programme
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to between 0. 00% and 0. 25% on Sunday as it announced the launch of a $700bn stimulus programme to help counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
US consumer confidence declines in March, but no 'economic panic'
The spreading coronavirus and big falls in stock market prices weighed on US consumer sentiment at the start of the month, the results of the most closely-watched survey showed.
Europe to set to ease fiscal rules, Germany may issue new debt
Europe appeared to up the ante on the fiscal front towards the end of the week.
NY Fed kicks into 'emergency mode', analysts see 'QE4'
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that it would expand its programme of daily securities purchases "across a range of maturities", alongside $1. 5trn of emergency liquidity injections, in what traders said marked the start of the US central bank's fourth round of quantitative easing.
ECB keeps rates on hold, but announces QE and liquidity auctions
The European Central Bank kept all its main interest rates unchanged, a negative surprise for some analysts, but announced a raft of measures of new financing measures.
Fed to cut rates by 100 basis points in March, Rabobank says
Rabobank changed its call for interest rate cuts by the US central bank on the back of what it termed the "current market panic and slow progress in effective policy measures by the [US] federal government. ".
US CPI eases slightly less than expected in February
The cost of living slipped less than expected last month as a jump in food costs more than offste a large decline in energy prices.
JP Morgan upgrades Direct Line Group and Admiral
Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded their recommendations for UK auto insurers Admiral and Direct Line in anticipation of continued discipline on the part of both firms on margins.
Ex-BoE's King warns against rate cuts to fend off coronavirus
A former Governor of the Bank of England cautioned economic authorities against simply resorting to blunt tools such as interest rate cuts and more government spending to protect the economy from the hit to activity levels from the coronavirus.
US non-farm payrolls jump past forecasts in February
US non-farm payrolls in February blew the doors off analysts' estimates.
Schroders beats on full-year AuM, but sees heightened near-term uncertainty
Schroders managed to edge past analysts' estimates for its full-year growth in assets under management but sounded a cautious note on the near-term outlook due to the uncertainty around how quickly the China coronavirus would be contained.
Nitrogen dioxide levels creep up in China as factories restart - report
Rising pollution levels appear to show a small industrial pick-up in China, according to analysis of Nasa satellite imagery.
China's services sector gauge plunges to record low
Activity in China’s services sector crashed in February, resulting in its worst month on record, as the coronavirus outbreak saw business grind to a halt.
Futures gain as Biden takes lead of Democratic presidential race in Super Tuesday victories
Joe Biden took the lead of the Democratic Presidential race ahead of rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday after winning in eight states, including two "upsets" in Massachussetts and Texas.
G7 commits to using 'all appropriate tools' to protect their economies
Finance ministers and central bankers from many of the world's most advanced economies committed themselves to using "all appropriate policy tools" to guard against downside risks to the economy.
UK mortgage approvals jump as political uncertainty eases
Mortgage approvals have risen to their highest level since February 2016, data published by the Bank of England on Monday showed.
Coronavirus starts to weigh on UK manufacturing sector, despite surge in output - survey
UK manufacturing output hit a 10-month high in February, as Brexit-related political turmoil eased - but there were signs the coronavirus outbreak was already starting to weigh on the sector.
Policymakers will act 'as appropriate' to support economy, Fed's Powell says
The head of America's central bank appeared to open the door to the possibility of further easing monetary policy.