Sources: CNN
The Australian GDP contracted 1.1% in 2020 amid restrictions related to the pandemic. 2021-03-3
France's GDP contracts 8.3% in 2020, the country's worst economic performance since World War II. 2021-01-29
Vice Chancellor and Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz announces a plan to loan around €218 billion ($258bn) for a bailout to mitigate the impact of the country's recession caused by the pandemic, thereby suspending the debt brake. 2020-08-21
Donald Trump signs an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program to extend the filing deadline to August 8. 2020-07-4
EU finance ministers agree on a 540{{nbsp}}billion loan package to alleviate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. 2020-04-10
The 2020 Glastonbury Festival, scheduled for June 24–28, is cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2020-03-18
Asian markets fall substantially and European markets open with huge losses. S&P futures fall 5%, triggering a trading halt in response to the Federal Reserve's emergency measures. 2020-03-16
Markets are on pace for their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. 2020-02-27