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  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Investors bank on Biden in fight against pandemic

    New US president revamps strategy and proposes new stimulus package

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
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    UK turns corner on vaccine rollout Premium

    Rapid progress made on jabs but supply and production problems pose threat to programme

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
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    US banks signal post-Covid optimism Premium

    JPMorgan, Citi and Wells Fargo cite vaccine rollout and better economic outlook

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Authorities tighten lockdowns as virus surges

    Waning support for governments, survey reveals

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
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    Vaccination programmes face new sense of urgency

    Worrying data show virus is resurgent in many countries

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
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    Markets rally on hopes for a Biden recovery plan

    Disappointing jobs figures and record coronavirus deaths highlight scale of task still ahead

  • Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
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    Beijing blocks WHO’s Covid investigation team

    Director-general says he is ‘very disappointed’ following visas setback

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
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    Europe’s false start with vaccine rollout Premium

    Governments grapple with vaccination campaigns as EU is criticised for being slow to act

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
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    Data show signs of renewed economic activity in several countries

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    Governments weigh public health concerns against temporary respite from Covid lockdowns

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    Pandemic creates opportunities alongside challenges for workplace

    Bank of England’s chief economist calls for new ‘social contract’ between worker and business

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
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    Europe sharpens economic response to pandemic

    EU finalises €750bn recovery package while ECB bolsters stimulus programme

  • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
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    Rising infections give new impetus to stimulus efforts

    White House proposes $916bn package while ECB prepares for crucial policy meeting

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
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    Pandemic brings lasting changes to city centres

    Retail and banking convulsed by shift online while office space needs a rethink

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
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    Investors pile into ‘everything rally’ over prospect of global recovery

    Vaccine-driven exuberance drives markets despite rising Covid cases and patchy economic data

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
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    UK vaccine approval triggers flurry of responses from other countries Premium

    Russia and Italy follow with announcements, while US go-ahead could be granted soon after December 10

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
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    Covid vaccines on fast track to approval

    Moderna is latest drug group to seek regulatory go-ahead for distribution in December

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
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    Traditional retail in crisis as shift to online accelerates

    US Black Friday ecommerce sales set to increase 40 per cent on last year

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
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    Scale of UK’s economic emergency laid bare

    Spending review attempts to mitigate worst fall in output in 300 years

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
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    Oxford/AstraZeneca jab will be cheaper than rivals and easier to distribute

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    Burden for developing nations is especially acute with Zambia the latest to default

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    Poorer countries and younger people are disproportionately affected by Covid

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    Hopes of swifter Covid recovery revived by Moderna vaccine news

    Announcement is welcome antidote to warnings of ‘long winter’ as infections increase

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    Breakthrough is welcomed but support for economies is still essential, they warn

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
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    Covid vaccine news provides shot in the arm for markets

    Pfizer/BioNTech announcement galvanises hopes of return to ‘normal’

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