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Record numbers file unemployment claims in the US
More than six and a half million Americans file unemployment claims.
Trump: next couple of weeks will be horrific
US President Donald Trump has said the next couple of weeks will be horrific
US markets have worst ever first quarter
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 had their worst ever start to a year
Oil price collapses to 18-year low
Simultaneous shocks from Coronavirus and oversupply cause prices to collapse
Ratings agency downgrades UK debt
Fitch has downgraded UK debt due to weakening public finances and Brexit uncertainty.
US unemployment claims hit record high
Nearly 3.3 million people registered for jobless benefits for the week ended 21 March
Dow Jones index swings wildly but ends higher
Financial markets surged in the middle of the day but lost most of the gains late on
India enters coronavirus lockdown
India goes into lockdown and 1,300,000,000 people are told to stay indoors.
Trump hints at short shutdown
UK and South Africa under lockdown, while Trump hints economic shutdown won't be extended
UK pubs and restaurants told to close
UK pubs and restaurants told to close in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.