2020: FINANCIAL TIMES (363)

JANUARY

Beirut asked for Ghosn’s return a week ago

Interpol issues ‘red notice’ for Ghosn as Turkey detains 7

Khamenei vows ‘tough revenge’ after US kills Soleimani

Iran likens Soleimani assassination to 1953 coup

Iraqi Parliament votes to end US troop presence

Soleimani’s successor vows to expel US from Middle East

Goldman’s consumer unit still accounts for small sliver of profits

Trump says Iran appears to ‘standing down’ after attack

Trump fears ‘mistake’ amid reports Iran missile caused plane crash

US wage growth slips below 3% for first time since 2018

Iran admits it shot down Ukrainian jet

Iran questions Revolutionary Guard over downing of airliner

Alphabet on the brink of joining the $1tn club

JPMorgan record profit kicks off Wall Street earnings season

US and China sign deal to pause trade war

White House’s Ukraine aid hold was illegal, watchdog finds

Starr and Dershowitz tapped for Trump impeachment defence

Carmakers say diverging from EU regulation will cost ‘billions’

Scientists warn over China virus outbreak

Trump lawyers call impeachment articles ‘deficient on their face’

Trump impeachment trial opens with battle over witnesses

Trump expects EU trade deal before November election

China extends travel restrictions in effort to contain coronavirus

US confirms second coronavirus case as China extends travel ban

China reports rising death toll from coronavirus

US threatens retaliation against EU over carbon tax

Coronavirus death toll tops 100 as infections surge

UK approves limited 5G role for China’s Huawei

Boeing expects 737 Max crisis costs to reach $18.6bn

Russia closes China border to block spread of coronavirus

Trump set for acquittal as bid to call witnesses falters

FEBRUARY

Senate blocks witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

China steps into support financial system as virus spreads

China stocks suffer worst day since 2015 on coronavirus

Democrats fail to announce results of Iowa caucus

Coronavirus latest: Cathay asks staff to take unpaid leave

China to cut tariffs on US goods as virus hits economy

Tidjane Thiam ousted as Credit Suisse chief executive

Trump fires US ambassador to EU and impeachment witness

Coronavirus deaths top Sars as backlash grows

China struggles to return to work after coronavirus shutdown

Safe haven dollar is headwind for US economy

Sanders secures narrow victory in New Hampshire primary

Barclays’ Jes Staley probed by regulators over Epstein links

US cites reports Deripaska helped Putin launder cash

Trump to raise tariffs on European aircraft imports 

US-led coalition military base ‘impacted’ after multiple rockets fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone

Japan’s GDP shrinks at 6% rate after consumption tax hike

HSBC to shed 35,000 jobs in radical downsizing

EU’s richest countries dig in heels over budget

UBS names ING’s Ralph Hamers as next chief

EU deadlocked in budget summit as rifts laid bare

Virus fears push yields on long-dated US treasuries to new low

Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses

Stocks tumble as haven assets rally on coronavirus fears

Japan warns of rapid coronavirus spread

EU trade chief says US ‘mini deal’ is within reach

European stocks tumble 2% as coronavirus outbreak spreads

Global stocks set for worst week since 2008 financial crisis

China factory index hits record low on coronavirus

MARCH

Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary

OECD coronavirus could halve global growth

Fed cuts rates a half-percentage point in face of coronavirus

Bloomberg ends White House bid and backs Biden

Elizabeth Warren ends US presidential campaign

Stocks tumble and bonds hit highs on coronavirus fears

China exports plummet by 17% as coronavirus takes its toll

Italy locks down huge swath of the wealthy north

US stocks plunge as oil crash shakes financial markets

Airlines slash flights as coronavirus hits travel demand

US stocks sell-off resumes with nearly 3% drop

US stocks plunge 8% as European markets face record fall

Germany wields ‘bazooka’ in fight against coronavirus

US to extend coronavirus travel ban to UK and Ireland

Mandates above all? Macron declares himself ‘guarantor of HEALTH & democracy’ as Paris pushes citizens to vote amid coronavirus

Wall Street stocks tumble 6% despite sweeping Fed intervention

Trump looks at sending money directly to Americans

Global stocks, oil prices and European bonds tumble

Global stocks swing as market digests central bank interventions

Global stocks rise on new coronavirus support measures

Germany to raise 350bn in borrowing to fight coronavirus

Democrats cast doubt on quick $2tn US stimulus deal

Fed pledges unlimited Treasury buying to steady market

US stocks sharply higher as Congress closes in on stimulus

Wall Street gyrates as investors await stimulus deals

US jobless claims surge to record 3.3 m

US House passes $2tn coronavirus stimulus

Donald Trump clears Pentagon to use reserve troops

Coronavirus latest: UK could take more than 6 months to get ‘back to normal’

J&J and Abbott announce potential coronavirus vaccine and rapid test

Feds sets up scheme to meet booming foreign demand for dollars

APRIL

Global stocks tumble after dire warnings on virus toll

Oil surges as Trump spurs hopes for Russia-Saudi pact

US shed 701,000 jobs in early March as jobless rate hits 4.4%

Coronavirus latest: Intensive care demands in Italy falls for first time

Europe prepares to ease coronavirus lockdowns

Wall St extends global rally on hopes virus is slowing

Outbreak hits income for 73% of Americans, poll finds

Eurozone’s two biggest economies sink into historic recessions

Fed to provide extra $2.3tn in loans

G20 prepares to back largest oil supply deal in history

Coronavirus latest: France’s daily deaths and intensive care cases decline

Coronavirus latest: Boris Johnson discharged from hospital

Oil under pressure on doubts over record Opec deal

Global economy to suffer worst blow since the 1930s, warns IMF

New data shows vast scale of US economic breakdown

Macron warns EU will unravel unless it embraces financial solidarity

China’s economy shrinks for first time in four decades

Coronavirus latest: UK death toll from Covid-19 surpasses 15,000

ECB pushes for eurozone bad bank to clean up secured loans

US oil price crashes to record low as coronavirus hits demand

Oil prices under pressure after sub-zero plunge

International oil prices rebound following Trump warning

Gilead antiviral drug remdesivir flops in first trial

US banks pull back from lending to European companies

WHO warns against coronavirus ‘immunity passports’

Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported

US crude prices tumble as world’s largest oil ETF backs out

US oil prices swing as coronavirus fuels storage wars

US GDP falls 4.8% in worst economic decline since 2008

US jobless claims hit 30m on coronavirus lockdowns

MAY

Global stocks tumble after US-China coronavirus row intensifies

Stock market slide pushes Berkshire Hathaway to $50bn loss

Warren Buffett sells all stakes in US airlines

VP at Amazon Web Services resigns over whistleblower firings

German court calls on ECB to justify bond-buying programme

US looks to step up action against China

Most Americans trust governors over Trump on reopening, poll shows

US unemployment hits postwar high of 14.7%

US lawmakers clash over new stimulus as jobless rate soars

Millions of Americans to lose insurance as jobless rate soars

Pence back at work after White House virus cases emerge

Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too quickly

Fed chair warns further economic stimulus may be needed

US jobless claims rise to 36m since start of lockdowns

US escalates China tensions with tighter Huawei controls

Saudi wealth fund snaps up $7.7bn of blue-chip stocks

Jay Powell warns US recovery could take until the end of 2021

Wall St rallies on hopes for vaccine and economy

Walmart sales surge as stockpiling brings ‘unprecedented’ demand

Us arrests two men accused of helping Ghosn flee

China prepares to impose national security laws on Hong Kong

US slams China’s plan for Hong Kong as ‘death knell’ for autonomy

Coronavirus latest: New York’s daily death rate falls below 100

Richest nations face $17tn government debt burden from coronavirus

Beijing seeks to reassure business over Hong Kong security law

Soaring debt risks fuelling pressures on eurozone, ECB warns

Brussels wants 750bn borrowing power to fund virus recovery

China approves plan to impose national security laws on Hong Kong

Twitter accuses Trump for ‘glorifying violence’

Minnesota deploys National Guard as protests grow

US cities torn by violent protests over Floyd killing

JUNE

US reels from protests and clashes with police

New York City extends curfew after night of upheaval

Pentagon chief breaks with Trump over using troops for protests

ECB boosts bond buying stimulus package by 600bn

Unemployment rate in US falls unexpectedly to 13.3%

Opec agrees to extend record oil supply cuts

European economy ‘through the worst’ but activity still depressed

Emerging economies forecast to shrink for first time in 60 years

Hackers for hire ‘targeted hundreds of institutions’

George Floyd’s brother makes plea to Congress for police reform

Stocks tumble on economic outlook and virus upticks

Wall Street bounces back from sharp sell-off

CDC warns US ‘not out of the woods’ on coronavirus

White House says jobless benefits ‘disincentive’ for work

Twenty Indian soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops in Himalayas

US upends global digital tax plans after pulling out of talks with Europe

Wirecard says 1.9bn of cash is missing

Wirecard chief quits as crisis deepens

US attorney who investigated Trump allies refuses to quit

Trump relaunches campaign before reduced crowd in Tulsa

Wirecard fights for survival as it admits scale of fraud

Ex-Wirecard chief Markus Braun arrested

Stacks fall sharply in wake of new coronavirus flare-ups

US government sent $1.4bn in stimulus cheques to dead Americans

EY failed to ask for Wirecard bank statement for 3 years

Philippines investigates Wirecard’s local partners

Germany to overhaul accounting regulation after Wirecard collapse

EY prepares for backlash over Wirecard scandal

Wirecard’s real business relied on small number of customers

JULY

HK begins crackdown despite foreign condemnation

Surging US Sun Belt cases trigger political firefight

UK in talks to join EU coronavirus vaccine plan

Surge in US Covid-19 cases dampens July 4 celebrations

Mitsotakis vows Greece will not bow to EU conditions on Covid aid

Chinese stocks surge in biggest 1-day jump for over a year

Fed official warns US recovery may be ‘leveling off’

Lagarde puts green policy top of agenda in ECB bond-buying

US coronavirus cases jump by one-day record of 62,000

Banks in Hong Kong audit clients for exposure to US sanctions

Trump commutes prison sentence of associate Roger Stone

Covid-19 deaths rise as US states impose new restrictions

US banks told not to use Covid-19 as cover for branch closures

Brussels plan attack on low-tax member states

Apple wins landmark court battle with EU over 14.3bn of tax payments

Russia-linked hackers accused of targeting vaccine developers

Wall St traders warns of slowdown after best quarter in a decade

EU leaders fight to break deadlock on recovery fund

EY warned Wirecard that special audit risked misinterpretation

Marathon EU summit closes in on deal for recovery fund

Pompeo urges UK action as China tensions rise

Former Wirecard CEO rearrested and accused of long-running fraud

Trump cancels Florida convention as US cases top 4m

Intel’s manufacturing hold-up sends shockwaves through chip industry

US coronavirus deaths surpass 1,000 for fourth day in a row

Banks across Europe braced for further heavy loan-loss charges

Republicans unveil $1tn stimulus plan cutting jobless benefits

Moderna pitches virus vaccine at around $50-$60 per course

Fed warns virus resurgence threatens economic recovery

Apple revenues defy expectations despite store closures

Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok

AUGUST

ByteDance races to salvage TikTok deal after Trump vows ban

Microsoft to press on with TikTok deal talks after Trump call

Trump seeks cut of Microsoft deal to acquire TikTok

Beirut rocked by massive explosion

Beirut death toll hits 135 as ministers vow to hold ‘negligent’ to account

Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business

Trump escalates anti-China campaign with Hong Kong sanctions

Trump takes executive action on economic relief

Megadeals lead M&A revival as big companies bulk up

Lebanon government resigns as anger mounts 

US stocks nudge closer to record high

US stocks rally towards all-time high with Treasuries under pressure

Israel and UAE strike historic peace accord

UAE deal with Israel a ‘stab in the back’, say Palestinian leaders

Lukashenko says Putin has promised security assistance for Belarus

Russia says it is ready to provide Belaruse with military support

Four Republicans to endorse Biden at Democratic convention

US postal service delays cutbacks over election fears

Apple’s market value hits $2tn

Steve Bannon charged with fraud over border wall fundraiser

US postal chief says election mail is ‘number one priority’ 

Biden says he is willing to ‘shut down’ US to contain Covid-19

Trump considers fast-tracking UK Covid-19 vaccine before US election

Trump accuses Democrats of trying to ‘steal the election’

Pompeo criticised for giving convention speech from Jerusalem

Hurricane Laura threatens ‘unsurvivable’ surge in US Gulf

Trump says Biden agenda would destroy America

Shinzo Abe to step down as Japan’s prime minister

US stocks head for best August since 1986

TikTok’s US sale put at risk by new Chinese tech rules

Biden accuses Trump of stoking violence in US cities

SEPTEMBER

US stocks power to new record as dollar stabilises

Alexei Navalny poisoned with nerve agent novichok, says Germany

Tech stocks fall sharply as Wall Street slips from all-time peak

SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally

SoftBank up $4bn on founder’s aggressive US stock options bet

SoftBank shed $8.9bn as ‘whale’ options bets unnerve traders

Wall Street losses pile up as tech shares slide

LVMH says it cannot complete Tiffany takeover after France intervenes

Brussels threatens legal action over Uk Brexit treaty breach

Companies urged to issue debt in calm before US election

Oxford and AstraZenica resume coronavirus vaccine trial

SoftBank executives revive talks on taking Japanese group private 

Trump administration to review Oracle’s TikTok deal this week

EY chairman admits ‘regret’ over Wirecard failures in letter to clients

Boeing hid design flaws in Max jets from pilots and regulators

Moderna signals slower timeline for Covid-19 vaccine

TikTok to be banned from US app stores from Sunday

Trump to nominate successor to Ginsburg ‘without delay’

Trump to nominate successor to Ginsburg next week

Global stocks sinks on fears of new Covid lockdowns

Facebook vows to restrict users if US election descends into chaos

Pandemic knocks a tenth off incomes of workers worldwide

Republicans vow peaceful transition after Trump equivocates

Madrid defies Spanish government’s call for tougher Covid restrictions

US sanctions China’s biggest chipmaker

US-China tensions put Kioxia’s $3.2bn IPO in doubt

Financials lend global equity market rebound

Whistleblower EY of wirecard fraud four years before collapse

Biden and Trump clash in chaotic presidential debate

OCTOBER

US personal income calls after lapse of Covid benefits

Donald Trump and first lady test positive for coronavirus

White House doctor ‘happy’ with Trump’s progress on Covid

Virus forces Trump offstage in campaign’s crucial final stretch 

White House ‘optimistic’ Trump will be discharged on Monday

Trump calls off stimulus talks with Democrats

Hope fades for US stimulus with Washington in stalemate

Trump says he will not participate in virtual debate

Renminbi jumps by most in 15 years as China returns to work

Pelosi rejects increased US stimulus offer

Global recovery from covid is fragile and patchy

Wall Street rallies as angst over contested US election wanes

EU gives green light to hit US with tariffs in Airbus-Boeing ruling

Goldman boosted by surging markets in third quarter

US and European stocks drop as Covid cases accelerate

Boris Johnson warns UK must prepare for ‘no deal’ with EU 

Fed officials call for tougher rules to prevent asset bubbles

Europe’s second wave raises threat of double-dip recession

Chinese economy expands 4.9% in third quarter

US voters turn against Trump’s economic policies

China’s Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy steals a march on US

Goldman subsidiary pleads guilty in 1MDB scandal

Europe fears the worst as coronavirus surge threatens to overwhelm hospitals

Venezuela’s opposition leader flees the country

Oxford Covid vaccine trials offer hope for the elderly

US and European shares slide on worsening Covid outbreaks

LVMH and Tiffany in talks to cut price of $16.6bn deal

Europe braced for tougher Covid-19 social curbs

US economic activity rebounds at a record pace in third quarter

Global equities on course for worst week since March

US shatters daily record for new Covid-19 cases

NOVEMBER

Huawei develops plan for chip plant to help beat US sanctions

Democrats fight back as Trump pledges to challenge result in court

China halts $37bn Ant Group IPO, citing ‘major issues

US election on knife edge as battleground states count votes

Biden boosted by Wisconsin and Michigan wins as count drags on

Biden on track for victory after taking lead in Pennsylvania

Biden wins US election after Pennsylvania triumph

Biden set to unwind Trump agenda after winning US election

Covid vaccine breakthrough fuels global equity rally

EU accuses Amazon of breaching antitrust rules

Fauci predicts positive data from second Covid vaccine seen

Daniel Loeb’s Third Point gains nearly $400m on US election call

New US Covid-19 cases accelerate at record pace

Asia-Pacific countries sign one of the largest free trade deals in history

Moderna’s Covid jab shows 94.5% efficacy in clinical trials

Hedge funds under scrutiny  over role in March bond market rucktions

Pfizer-BioNTech trial data show vaccine to be even more effective

New US jobless claims pick up as coronavirus cases rise

US Treasury refuses to extend some of Fed’s crisis-fighting tools

Trump suffers double blow in effort to overturn election result

European nations plan cautious easing of lockdowns for Christmas

Joe Biden reveals top picks for national security team 

Donald Trump tells government to co-operate with Biden Transition

Xi Jinping congratulates Joe Biden on US election victory

German watchdog reports EY to prosecutors over Wirecard audit

Global stocks close in on best-ever month

UK set to approve Pfizer BioNTech Covid vaccine within days

Bond investors bet on battered companies surviving virus shock

Moderna to submit its Covid vaccine for US and EU regulator approval

DECEMBER

Covid vaccinations in EU unlikely to start before next year

UK set for Covid-19 vaccinations from ‘next week’ after regulatory approval

Boeing clinches first firm order for 737 Max since aircraft’s grounding

US employers add 245,000 jobs in November as rebound loses steam

UK and EU agree to ‘last throw of the dice’ in Brexit trade deal talks

UK trade talks with EU on knife edge, says Irish premier

Uber abandons effort to develop own self-driving vehicle

Supreme Court rebuffs attempt to block Biden’s Pennsylvania win

US sues Facebook for ‘years-long’ abuse of monopoly power

US science panel backs Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine

US authorises Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca to buy Alexion in $39bn immunology deal

EU and UK still ‘far apart’ but Brexit deal hopes rise

Intelligence agencies assess damage from hack by ‘nation-state attacker’

US regulator finds Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘highly effective’

Fed to extend debt purchases to boost flagging US economy

Foreign investors dash into emerging markets at swiftest past since 2013

Fed frees up US banks to resume share buybacks

Boris Johnson tears up UK’s five-day Christmas bubble plans

EU countries ban travel from UK after spread of new virus strain

Global stocks slip as new Covid strain unsettles investors

US sues Walmart alleging role in country’s opioid crisis

Britain and EU poised to announce Christmas Eve Brexit deal

UK and EU agree to historic Brexit trade deal

UK and EU agree historic Brexit trade deal

EU member states begin process to approve Brexit trade deal

Europe starts Covid-19 vaccination as new virus strain spreads

EU and China poised to agree investment pact

Global banks generate record $125bn fee haul in 2020

EU and China agree new investment treaty

US stocks end tumultuous year at record high

News Source: Financial Times

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