Sources: CNN
The Central Bank of Brazil raises its interest rate by 150 basis points to 7.75 percent, its largest increase since 2002. 2021-10-27
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman Akio Toyoda announces that the 2021 Tokyo Motor Show will be cancelled due to COVID-19. It is the first cancellation in the event's history. 2021-04-22
France's government cancels a plan by international airport operator Groupe ADP to expand Charles de Gaulle Airport, the country's largest airport, citing reduced traffic due to the pandemic and inconsistency with environmental policies. 2021-02-11
The United States Senate votes 51–50 to pass a budget resolution as a step to pass the $1.9 trillion stimulus package without Republican support, with Kamala Harris casting her first tiebreaking vote as Vice President. 2021-02-5
South Korea records its worst annual economic growth since 1998 following the Asian financial crisis. Its gross domestic product contracted 1.0 percent in 2020 from 2019. 2021-01-25
Donald Trump signs an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program to extend the filing deadline to August 8. 2020-07-4
The U.S. unemployment rate hits 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression, mainly due to job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-05-8
Egypt begins disinfection on the Giza pyramid complex as an effort to contain COVID-19. 2020-03-25